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overpessimistic

overpessimistic adjective: more pessimistic than is warranted.

Adjective

overpessimistic (comparative more overpessimistic, superlative most overpessimistic)

  1. More pessimistic than is warranted.
    • In the past few years people were overpessimistic.2007 January 6, David Barboza, “China Moves to Tighten the Money Supply”, in New York Times

Forms of overpessimistic

comparativemore overpessimistic
superlativemost overpessimistic

Origin of overpessimistic

From over- + pessimistic.

Questions about overpessimistic

What does overpessimistic mean?
Overpessimistic means more pessimistic than is warranted.
What part of speech is overpessimistic?
Overpessimistic is an adjective.

Words near overpessimistic in the dictionary

  1. overpersuading
  2. overpersuasion
  3. overpersuasions
  4. overpert
  5. overpessimism
  6. overpessimistic
  7. overpet
  8. overpets
  9. overpetted
  10. overpetting
  11. overphilosophical

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