adverb
- in a manner that expects the worst outcome or focuses on negative aspects; with a tendency to believe that bad things will happen
Examples
- She pessimistically predicted that the project would fail before it even started.
- He spoke pessimistically about the economy's future.
- The coach pessimistically assessed their chances of winning the championship.
- They pessimistically assumed the worst-case scenario would occur.
- She looked pessimistically at the weather forecast and decided to cancel the picnic.
- He pessimistically believed that nothing would improve without major changes.