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Optimystic
10/5/2006

Optimystic - anticipating the best, often to an unwise extent, based on superstitious or mystical beliefs.

Function: adjective

Examples: The religious man was optimystic about the existence of an afterlife. President Bush based his decision on purely optimystical evidence.

May also be used as a noun as in: "The optimystic believed she heard the voice of god(s) telling her what to do."

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