adj.
Pronunciation: ' ber-ish
Function: adjective
Date: 1744
1 : resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness <a bearish man>
2 a : marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market) < bearish investors> b : PESSIMISTIC
– bear · ish · ly adverb
– bear · ish · ness noun