skeptimistic
English
Etymology
Blend of skeptical + optimistic.
Adjective
skeptimistic (comparative more skeptimistic, superlative most skeptimistic)
- Both skeptical and optimistic at once.
- 2011, Ray Hagar, "Lawmakers hear about plight of unemployed construction workers", Reno Gazette-Journal, 9 February 2011:
- 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, Ray Hagar, "Lawmakers hear about plight of unemployed construction workers", Reno Gazette-Journal, 9 February 2011:
Quotations
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