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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With central banks providing a solid floor and geopolitical tensions adding fuel to the fire, the outlook for gold remains bullish.
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Bob Haber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
By contrast, a little more than half of the analysts that cover Medtronic are bullish.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The model has become increasingly bullish on the Blue Jackets with each month and now projects their Net Rating at minus-18.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bob Haber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
By contrast, a little more than half of the analysts that cover Medtronic are bullish.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The model has become increasingly bullish on the Blue Jackets with each month and now projects their Net Rating at minus-18.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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