bullish

adjective

bull·​ish ˈbu̇-lish How to pronounce bullish (audio)
 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 Though only 15 signatures have been gathered so far, including Fitzpatrick's, supporters are bullish on its prospects. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 The bulls’ take While Morrison fears gold prices may have reached their peak for this year, others are more bullish. Will Daniel, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024 Still, officials in Abu Dhabi, the capital, remain bullish. TIME, 20 Mar. 2024 The global frenzy around artificial intelligence has pushed up the valuations of private and public companies as bullish investors race to find or build the next Nvidia or OpenAI. Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 Fremantle also saw a dip in revenues but RTL Group CEO Thomas Rabe was bullish on the production group’s prospects, reasserting the group’s goal of hitting a full-year revenue target of €3 billion ($ 3.3 billion) by 2025/2026, in part by further acquisitions. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 Those folks sure seem bullish on artificial intelligence, and the audiences at the Paramount — many of whom are likely writers and actors who just spent much of 2023 on the picket line trying to reign in the potentially destructive power of AI — decided to boo the video. Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Kraft remains bullish about its NotCo. products, although specific financials about the collaboration weren’t revealed in its most recent earnings report. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 But there very well could be a leadership shakeup if Republicans lose the lower chamber in the elections – which Democrats are feeling bullish about considering the lower chamber's dysfunction in recent months. USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bullish was in 1566

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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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