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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The magnanimous chief of the $260 billion SaaS firm has long maintained that some amount of flexibility—and allowing employee choice to dictate policies—has separated him from many of his bullish pro-office counterparts.
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The company’s launch comes at a time when many analysts are becoming bullish on the Japanese entertainment sector’s growing international potential.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The company’s launch comes at a time when many analysts are becoming bullish on the Japanese entertainment sector’s growing international potential.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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