Both Michael and the editor noted a new, exceptionally pessimistic tone to his stories.

It remains well regarded for its strong characterisation, ambiguous morality and pessimistic tone.

I was distressed, however, by the pessimistic tone behind statements like "even the best programs" show "limited success."

In more recent years, Dahl's writings have taken on a more pessimistic tone.

He asked the question with a pessimistic tone as though no one could expect Terens to have the answer to anything.

Over the next decade, the filmmaker made only a few short films, which were progressively in a pessimistic tone.

But there's more to it than the pessimistic and scornful tone of Al's life.

I did detect a rather excessively pessimistic tone in some of the speeches.

The mainly melancholic music is seen as having a pessimistic tone.

Tessa's death also gave the show a pessimistic tone that influenced the remaining characters.