optimistically

From optimistic + -ally.

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪkli/, /ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪkli/

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• Rhymes: -ɪstɪkli

optimistically (comparative more optimistically, superlative most optimistically)

1. In an optimistic manner.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 59:

     Less optimistically observed, she was a short, broad-shouldered girl, built like a sturdy pony[.]