1
: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)
a bullish market
bullish policies
bullish investors
b
: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects
bullish on the company's future
bullishly
adverb
bullishness
noun
Examples of bullish in a Sentence
Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.
They are bullish about the future of the product.
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But Biden takes a bullish view of the competition with the rising Asian power.
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Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
Nvidia shares could surge another 26% if the outlook proves prescient, and the stock split might help with that bullish move, according to Bank of America’s reading of history.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Sportsbooks are also more bullish on Baltimore, listing its win total for bets at 90.5.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
Other automakers are still bullish, designing their own autonomous trucks with hard deadlines for deployment.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 May 2024
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Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
Nvidia shares could surge another 26% if the outlook proves prescient, and the stock split might help with that bullish move, according to Bank of America’s reading of history.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Sportsbooks are also more bullish on Baltimore, listing its win total for bets at 90.5.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
Other automakers are still bullish, designing their own autonomous trucks with hard deadlines for deployment.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 May 2024
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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