{ Pes″si‐mist (?), Pes′si‐mis″tic (?), } a.(Metaph.) Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding. “Giving utterance to pessimistic doubt.” Encyc. Brit.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.