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.
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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
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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
See all Example Sentences for bullish
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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