over-optimistic

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ optimistic.

Adjective

over-optimistic (comparative more over-optimistic, superlative most over-optimistic)

1. alternative form of overoptimistic
   • 2019 October, Roger Ford, “WCP award - victory for DfT reactionaries”, in Modern Railways, page 30:

     As we know, what sank National Express East Coast and Virgin Trains East Coast were over-optimistic forecasts of revenue growth.

References

• “over-optimistic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.