Skeptimistic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Both skeptical and optimistic at once.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

Blend of skeptical + optimistic.

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