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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Analysts and Disney leaders are bullish on the resilience of the business segment.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Apart from all of the generative AI stuff Meta is doing, Zuckerberg was bullish about the company’s smart glasses with Ray-Ban.
—Alex Heath, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024
While many analysts are bullish on Netflix, some note that its growth prospects are limited in the United States and Canada, where many households already subscribe to the platform.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Despite fundamental questions over demand ahead, Baron remains bullish about Tesla’s prospects.
—Esha Dey, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
However, Lloyd is also bullish about the need for book trade leaders to proactively embrace and shape AI.
—Molly Flatt, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
The acronym is often used by bullish traders to dismiss any pessimistic read on their investment.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Call the 4-Day Workweek the bullish beginning of the 7-Day Workweek.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
But while the technologists are bullish on the economic impacts of AI, members of that other technocratic priesthood with profound influence over public life—the economists—are not.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
Apart from all of the generative AI stuff Meta is doing, Zuckerberg was bullish about the company’s smart glasses with Ray-Ban.
—Alex Heath, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024
While many analysts are bullish on Netflix, some note that its growth prospects are limited in the United States and Canada, where many households already subscribe to the platform.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Despite fundamental questions over demand ahead, Baron remains bullish about Tesla’s prospects.
—Esha Dey, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
However, Lloyd is also bullish about the need for book trade leaders to proactively embrace and shape AI.
—Molly Flatt, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024
The acronym is often used by bullish traders to dismiss any pessimistic read on their investment.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Call the 4-Day Workweek the bullish beginning of the 7-Day Workweek.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
But while the technologists are bullish on the economic impacts of AI, members of that other technocratic priesthood with profound influence over public life—the economists—are not.
—Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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