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
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.
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Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Better a plumber in a ‘brain hub’ than a small-town engineer
Moretti has been bullish on that point for a while now—certainly long before the pandemic.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Tillis is also bullish on North Carolina’s economy, with its 3.5 percent unemployment rate below the national average.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne is bullish on Disney’s path to streaming profits.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Looking at the early polls, Hogan may feel more bullish about his chances than the election handicappers do.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Analysts had been expecting sales of as many as 440,000 to as few as 414,000 vehicles, said Dan Ives, analyst with Wedbush Securities, who has been bullish on Tesla shares.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
So far the chipmaker’s stock is up nearly 90% for the year to date with Wall Street remaining generally bullish on the continuing outlook.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
While there are still many questions to be answered, and some investors are wary, most remain bullish on Ohtani and his future career and potential — as a ballplayer and marketable athlete.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Will Henshall, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Better a plumber in a ‘brain hub’ than a small-town engineer
Moretti has been bullish on that point for a while now—certainly long before the pandemic.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Tillis is also bullish on North Carolina’s economy, with its 3.5 percent unemployment rate below the national average.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne is bullish on Disney’s path to streaming profits.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Looking at the early polls, Hogan may feel more bullish about his chances than the election handicappers do.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
Analysts had been expecting sales of as many as 440,000 to as few as 414,000 vehicles, said Dan Ives, analyst with Wedbush Securities, who has been bullish on Tesla shares.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
So far the chipmaker’s stock is up nearly 90% for the year to date with Wall Street remaining generally bullish on the continuing outlook.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
While there are still many questions to be answered, and some investors are wary, most remain bullish on Ohtani and his future career and potential — as a ballplayer and marketable athlete.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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