"overoptimistic" meaning in English

See overoptimistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overoptimistic [comparative], most overoptimistic [superlative], over-optimistic [alternative], overly [alternative], optimistic [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English optimistic English overoptimistic From over- + optimistic. 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Head templates: {{en-adj}} overoptimistic (comparative more overoptimistic, superlative most overoptimistic)
  1. Excessively optimistic. Synonyms: overpositive Derived forms: overoptimistically Related terms: overoptimism

Alternative forms

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