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Webster 1913 Edition


Optimistic

Opˊti-mis′tic

,
Adj.
1.
(Metaph.)
Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
2.
Hopeful; sanguine;
as, an
optimistic
view
.

Definition 2024


optimistic

optimistic

English

Adjective

optimistic (comparative more optimistic, superlative most optimistic)

  1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.
    in an optimistic mood
    optimistic plans
    took an optimistic view
  2. (computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.
    optimistic concurrency; optimistic locking

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