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Definition of pessimistically adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pessimistically

adverb

/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪkli/

/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪkli/

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in a way that shows that you expect bad things to happen or something not to be successful opposite optimisticallyTopics Difficulty and failureb2

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