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

Wolfe is less bullish on a Democratic Senate, though investors clearly see a possibility that Democrats regain control of both chambers of Congress. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

The president’s team was feeling more optimistic about Republican prospects and bullish on Kansas, where Democrat Adam Hamilton is waging a very competitive challenge to Marshall. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Jassy remained bullish on the growth of AWS throughout the company’s earnings call on Thursday. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Unlike the High Church Swift, Defoe was a puritan (in many things), and where the former was suspicious of the economic instrumentalization that turned people into commodities, the latter was positively bullish on the market economy. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1