optimisticallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɒptᵻˈmɪstᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˌɑptəˈmɪstᵻk(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: optimistic adj., -ally suffix; optimistical adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: Either < optimistic adj. + -ally suffix, or < optimistical adj. + -ly suffix².

In an optimistic manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adverb]

optimistically1882

1882 Athenæum 29 Apr. 537/1 Political aspirations, which may be described as optimistically Liberal.

1882 J. Hawthorne Prince Saroni's Wife (1884) iii. 18 ‘You will come to it [sc. love] afterward,’ I affirmed, optimistically.

1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. iv. 73 Everybody's attention to what they were doing hardened—optimistically, Portia now felt safe.

1989 Japan Times 15 May 11/4 Mosbacher spoke optimistically about the European Community's plan to bring down trade barriers on the Continent by 1992.

2002 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 95/3 Shade-giving peepul trees sprout gradually but optimistically from the poisoned and unpromising earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	optimistically
释义	optimisticallyadv. Brit. /ˌɒptᵻˈmɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌɑptəˈmɪstᵻk(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: optimistic adj., -ally suffix; optimistical adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: Either < optimistic adj. + -ally suffix, or < optimistical adj. + -ly suffix². In an optimistic manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adverb] optimistically1882 1882 Athenæum 29 Apr. 537/1 Political aspirations, which may be described as optimistically Liberal. 1882 J. Hawthorne Prince Saroni's Wife (1884) iii. 18 ‘You will come to it [sc. love] afterward,’ I affirmed, optimistically. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. iv. 73 Everybody's attention to what they were doing hardened—optimistically, Portia now felt safe. 1989 Japan Times 15 May 11/4 Mosbacher spoke optimistically about the European Community's plan to bring down trade barriers on the Continent by 1992. 2002 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 95/3 Shade-giving peepul trees sprout gradually but optimistically from the poisoned and unpromising earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1882
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