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sloptimistic

sloptimistic adjective: engaging in, characteristic of, or related to sloptimism.

Adjective

sloptimistic (comparative more sloptimistic, superlative most sloptimistic)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to sloptimism.
    • In a cheery, sloptimistic vein Dr. Frank Crane, the Globe philosopher, declares that wealth creates art, and that we have more art in Kansas City and Pittsburgh than in Venice and Paris, or something like this.1922 February 18, Cantus Firmus, “Point and Counterpoint”, in Musical America, number 17, page 29
    • In its latest report Data is God, creative agency Morning describes consumers’ increasing openness to transparent AI experiments as a more “sloptimistic attitude”.2025 December 4, Amy O'Brien, “Is AI's Uncanny Valley Fashion's Next Playing Field?”, in Vogue Business

Forms of sloptimistic

comparativemore sloptimistic
superlativemost sloptimistic

Origin of sloptimistic

Blend of slop + optimistic.

Questions about sloptimistic

What does sloptimistic mean?
Sloptimistic means engaging in, characteristic of, or related to sloptimism.
What part of speech is sloptimistic?
Sloptimistic is an adjective.

Words near sloptimistic in the dictionary

  1. slopshops
  2. slopsquatting
  3. sloptent
  4. sloptimism
  5. sloptimist
  6. sloptimistic
  7. sloptimized
  8. SlopTube
  9. SlopTuber
  10. SlopTubers
  11. slopulism

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