skeptimistic

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adjective

Both skeptical and optimistic at once.

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Meanings

adjectiveskeptimistic (comparative more skeptimistic, superlative most skeptimistic)

comparative more skeptimistic · superlative most skeptimistic

  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.

    2011 February 9, Ray Hagar, “Lawmakers hear about plight of unemployed construction workers”, in Reno Gazette-Journal

Origin

Blend of skeptical + optimistic.

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APA

skeptimistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeptimistic

MLA

“skeptimistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeptimistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skeptimistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeptimistic.

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