Optimism Is Increasing as We Get Older

optimism seems to increase again as we get older. Optimistic women can look forward to longer, healthier lives. The prefext hyper is used before an adjective to show having too much of that quality. If something hits rock bottom, it reaches its lowest possible level. And finally, the phrase grumpy old man can be used to describe someone who always complains, is intolerant and gets annoyed easily.