Usage Note
Ottimistico means optimistic in a general or situational sense — una previsione ottimistica ('an optimistic forecast'). It differs subtly from ottimista, which is used more as a predicate adjective describing a person's habitual outlook (sono ottimista — 'I am an optimist/optimistic'). Ottimistico is more common in attributive position before nouns. Agrees in gender and number: ottimistica, ottimistici, ottimistiche.
Examples
"Ha un approccio ottimistico alla vita."
Natural Translation
She has an optimistic approach to life.
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