bullish

adjective

bull·​ish ˈbu̇-lish 

also ˈbə-

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

Lionsgate has taken an equity stake in the generative AI video company Runway and plans to pull from its existing catalogue of intellectual property for an AI short-form series, expanding a partnership the two companies struck in 2024 and cementing the studio’s bullish approach to the technology. —Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 June 2026

Neutral to bullish income The goal is to use elevated volatility to get paid while positioning to own XLE at a level that already reflects a meaningful pullback. —Tony Zhang, CNBC, 10 June 2026

Baron netted three goals during that contest, and his head coach, fifth-year man Aaron Peterson, is understandably bullish on his player’s future. —Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026

However, Monday’s New York Fed report showed that Americans aren’t that bullish. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1