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overoptimistic

overoptimistic adjective: excessively optimistic.

Adjective

overoptimistic (comparative more overoptimistic, superlative most overoptimistic)

  1. Excessively optimistic.
    Synonyms:
    overpositive

Synonyms of overoptimistic

Forms of overoptimistic

comparativemore overoptimistic
superlativemost overoptimistic
alternative formover-optimistic
alternative formoverly
alternative formoptimistic

Origin of overoptimistic

From over- + optimistic.

Words formed from overoptimistic

Questions about overoptimistic

What does overoptimistic mean?
Overoptimistic means excessively optimistic.
What part of speech is overoptimistic?
Overoptimistic is an adjective.

Words near overoptimistic in the dictionary

  1. overoperating
  2. overopinionated
  3. overoptimism
  4. overoptimisms
  5. overoptimist
  6. overoptimistic
  7. overoptimistically
  8. overoptimists
  9. overoptimization
  10. overoptimize
  11. overoptimized

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