bullish
bullish
Definition
bull·ish (bo̵ol′is̸h)
adjective
- of or like a bull
- rising, or causing, expecting, etc. a rise, as in prices on the stock exchange
- optimistic
bull′·ishly adverb
bull′·ish·ness noun
bullish
Usage Examples
Preposition: about
- prospect: Wall Street economists are generally far too bullish about economic prospects.
- future: In general, Nicolas is very bullish about the future.
Preposition: on
- gold: GOLD Range: $ 462 - $ 582 Average: $ 522 We remain long-term bullish on gold.
- silver: Anyway, as I said am very bullish on silver and have been following the BGI Silver EFT submission to the SEC.
Modifying Another Word
- very: In general, Nicolas is very bullish about the future.
- so: To be fair, most commentators are not so bullish.
- too: Many brokers have been too bullish, which means the market could be due for a period of consolidation.
- still: Our longer term view is still bullish but in the short term, we could see some more selling first.
- particularly: Large firms ( 54 % ) are particularly bullish.
- quite: I had to be quite bullish at times to ensure that staff were covered, even if this put additional strain on the college.
Modifies a noun
- mood: Fund managers expect the bullish mood to continue well into the New Year.
- outlook: Where does the company get its bullish outlook from?
- prediction: Meanwhile, here's this bullish prediction from Richard Jones: " India will win in less than 32 overs.
- forecast: The most bullish forecasts are from mortgage broker John Charcol, property website Rightmove, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
- comment: Very good... The FIRST solid bullish comment i have read... .
- update: A bullish trading update was good for a rise of 9p to 178p at insurer Hiscox.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: In our view the outlook for energy markets remains bullish.
- become: The rhetoric coming out of the vested interests becomes more bullish in spite of statistical data showing a downturn.
- feel: Joe's come to Ambridge and is feeling generally bullish ( in The Bull, too ).
- sound: While some CEOs sound very bullish about the growth of future production, their actions suggest a less confident outlook.
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