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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Oddsmakers remain bullish on the talent up and down the OSU roster winning out in this game.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Our model incorporated moderate assumptions about future supply, while using bullish demand estimates.
—Nathan Warren, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
The must-have nature of airing hockey in Canada has NHL teams and league executives bullish on the next round of Canadian media contracts.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
To date, a majority of Wall Street is still bullish on the name, with 17 of the 30 analysts covering it having a strong buy or buy rating, per LSEG.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Our model incorporated moderate assumptions about future supply, while using bullish demand estimates.
—Nathan Warren, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
The must-have nature of airing hockey in Canada has NHL teams and league executives bullish on the next round of Canadian media contracts.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
To date, a majority of Wall Street is still bullish on the name, with 17 of the 30 analysts covering it having a strong buy or buy rating, per LSEG.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bullish
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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