pessimisticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛsᵻˈmɪstᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pessimist n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: < pessimist n. + -ical suffix, after optimistical adj. Compare earlier pessimist adj. and pessimistic adj. Compare also slightly earlier pessimistically adj.

= pessimistic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [adjective]

pessimist1848

pessimistic1854

miserabilistic1882

pessimistical1885

miserabilist1902

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > pessimistic

unsanguine1728

pessimist1848

pessimistic1854

pessimistical1885

negative1895

gloom and doom1971

1885 American 10 297 The pessimistical teaching of the English economists.

1918 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 26 171 Mr. Garnett, interested to the end of his life (in 1843), in betterments of Virginia agriculture, was always a little pessimistical.

1938 C. Brooks Jrnl. 30 June (1998) 210 They were both pessimistical about the economic situation.

2001 Baltic News Service (Nexis) 20 Jan. The drop in Mazeikiu Nafta's share price could be related to the pessimistical announcement of the president of the U.S. company Williams International.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pessimistical
释义	pessimisticaladj. Brit. /ˌpɛsᵻˈmɪstᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pessimist n., -ical suffix. Etymology: < pessimist n. + -ical suffix, after optimistical adj. Compare earlier pessimist adj. and pessimistic adj. Compare also slightly earlier pessimistically adj. = pessimistic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [adjective] pessimist1848 pessimistic1854 miserabilistic1882 pessimistical1885 miserabilist1902 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > pessimistic unsanguine1728 pessimist1848 pessimistic1854 pessimistical1885 negative1895 gloom and doom1971 1885 American 10 297 The pessimistical teaching of the English economists. 1918 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 26 171 Mr. Garnett, interested to the end of his life (in 1843), in betterments of Virginia agriculture, was always a little pessimistical. 1938 C. Brooks Jrnl. 30 June (1998) 210 They were both pessimistical about the economic situation. 2001 Baltic News Service (Nexis) 20 Jan. The drop in Mazeikiu Nafta's share price could be related to the pessimistical announcement of the president of the U.S. company Williams International. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1885
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