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skeptimistic

skeptimistic adjective: both skeptical and optimistic at once.

Adjective

skeptimistic (comparative more skeptimistic, superlative most skeptimistic)

  1. Both skeptical and optimistic at once.
    • 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.2011 February 9, Ray Hagar, “Lawmakers hear about plight of unemployed construction workers”, in Reno Gazette-Journal

Forms of skeptimistic

comparativemore skeptimistic
superlativemost skeptimistic

Origin of skeptimistic

Blend of skeptical + optimistic.

Questions about skeptimistic

What does skeptimistic mean?
Skeptimistic means both skeptical and optimistic at once.
What part of speech is skeptimistic?
Skeptimistic is an adjective.

Words near skeptimistic in the dictionary

  1. skepticizing
  2. skeptick
  3. skepticks
  4. skeptics
  5. skeptimist
  6. skeptimistic
  7. skeptimists
  8. skeptopathy
  9. Skerlavai
  10. Skerne
  11. Skerne and Wansford

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