Optimistic vs Insistent - What's the difference?
optimistic | insistent |
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
(obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
Extorting]] attention or notice; coercively [[stare, staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
(ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
As adjectives the difference between optimistic and insistent
is that optimistic is expecting the best in all possible ways while insistent is (obsolete) standing or resting on something.optimistic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- in an optimistic mood
- optimistic plans
- took an optimistic view
