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 bitcoin price has rocketed to over $100,000 per bitcoin, up 30% from its April lows, triggering a wave of bullish bitcoin price predictions that could see the bitcoin price eventually flip gold’s $20 trillion market capitalization.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The mayor was bullish on the city’s recovery and defended the performance of DWP head Janisse Quiñones.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
To say that NBCUniversal ad sales chairman Mark Marshall is bullish on what his company has to offer at this year’s upfront is an understatement.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Most analysts on Wall Street remain bullish on Alphabet.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The mayor was bullish on the city’s recovery and defended the performance of DWP head Janisse Quiñones.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
To say that NBCUniversal ad sales chairman Mark Marshall is bullish on what his company has to offer at this year’s upfront is an understatement.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Most analysts on Wall Street remain bullish on Alphabet.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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