Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeptimistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skep-ti-mistic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Both skeptical and optimistic at once.

Example Sentences

"Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, said he was "skeptimistic," both optimistic and skeptical, of any government plan that could bring back the construction industry."

Etymology

Blend of skeptical + optimistic.

Inflected Forms

more skeptimistic (comparative) most skeptimistic (superlative)

Questions

What does skeptimistic mean?: Both skeptical and optimistic at once.
Where does skeptimistic come from?: Blend of skeptical + optimistic.

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