skeptimistic

adj

skeptimistic

adj

Etymology Blend of skeptical + optimistic.

1

Both skeptical and optimistic at once.

Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, said he was "skeptimistic," both optimistic and skeptical, of any government plan that could bring back the construction industry.2011 February 9, Ray Hagar, “Lawmakers hear about plight of unemployed construction workers”, in Reno Gazette-Journal:

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