Definitions for bearish

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bearish bear·ish

Spelling: [bair-ish]

IPA: /ˈbɛər ɪʃ/

Bearish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 243 anagrams from letters in bearish (abehirs).

Definitions for bearish

adjective

1. like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
2. Informal. grumpy, bad-mannered, or rude.
3. Commerce. declining or tending toward a decline in prices. characterized by or reflecting unfavorable prospects for the economy or some aspect of it:

Origin of bearish

First recorded in 1735-45; bear² + -ish¹

Examples for bearish

If I am bearish, I think the best thing you can do is to get out of my way at once.

Then, with an arm across Rodney's shoulders, he gave him a bearish hug.

Those who are bullish on America and bearish on China probably have it about right.

The fact that people are being fired at such a high rate is a serious sign that employers are bearish about the near-term future.

AIPAC, for example, has been bearish on the peace process thus far.

One critic, Nouriel Roubini, the bearish New York University economist known as Dr. Doom, was in attendance Friday morning.

It is lucky for mamma that, in his green state, he is courtly instead of bearish.'

I am not naturally unsociable, or bearish, or a surly misogynist.

But of all the ill-tempered, bearish, detestable men I ever met in my life, he is the worst.

Berkeley-based economist Enrico Moretti is also bearish on the future of the region.