skeptimistic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of skeptical + optimistic.
Adjective[edit]
skeptimistic (comparative more skeptimistic, superlative most skeptimistic)
- Both skeptical and optimistic at once.
- 2011 February 9, Ray Hagar, “Lawmakers hear about plight of unemployed construction workers”, in Reno Gazette-Journal:
- Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, said he was "skeptimistic," both optimistic and skeptical, of any government plan that could bring back the construction industry.
Quotations[edit]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:skeptimistic.