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pessimistically

/ˈpɛsəməstɪkəli/ adv

In a pessimistic manner.

Word Origin From Latin pessimus 'worst' — pessimistically means expecting the worst. The word was coined in the 18th century as a counterpart to optimism (from optimus 'best'). The suffix -ist makes it a person, -ic and -al make it an adjective, and -ly an adverb. So it's literally 'in a worst-ist manner.'

adv In a pessimistic manner.

She pessimistically predicted that the venture would fail within a year.

(副词) 悲观地；消极地

她悲观地预测这项风险投资将在一年内失败。

(adverbio) De manera pesimista.

Ella predijo pesimistamente que la empresa fracasaría en menos de un año.

(adverbe) avec pessimisme; de manière pessimiste; en noir; par défaitisme; négativement [Avec pessimisme, en envisageant le pire scénario.]

Elle a prédit pessimistically que l'entreprise échouerait dans l'année.

(Adverb) pessimistisch; schwarzseherisch [auf eine pessimistische Art und Weise; mit der Erwartung negativer Ergebnisse oder eines schlechten Ausgangs.]

Sie sagte **pessimistically** voraus, dass das Vorhaben innerhalb eines Jahres scheitern würde.

(副詞) 悲観的に。最悪の結果を予想して。

彼女は悲観的に、その事業は1年以内に失敗すると予測した。

(advérbio) pessimamente; de forma pessimista; com pessimismo [De maneira pessimista.]

Ela previu pessimamente que o empreendimento fracassaria em um ano.

Synonyms: gloomily cynically despairingly hopelessly bleakly negatively darkly dejectedly Antonyms: optimistically hopefully cheerfully positively
Word parts: pessim + ist + ic + al + ly

Related words

pessimism pessimist

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