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pollyannaish | pollyannaishly |

As an adjective pollyannaish

is .

As an adverb pollyannaishly is

in a pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.

pollyannaish

English

Alternative forms

* , Pollyannaish *

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (pejorative) .
  • * 2000 June, (Nicholas Rescher), “ Optimalism and Axiological Metaphysics]” in [[w:Review of Metaphysics, The Review of Metaphysics] LIII, ? 4, § iii, page 819:
    • Accordingly the objection “Is not optimalism simply too Pollyanna-ish to be plausible?” can be met effectively.
  • * 2012 December 25, Victor Mair, “ Chinese character of the year: mèng ? (‘dream’)”, Language Log :
    • Even long before this choice of character of the year was made, critics were complaining about the [Chinese] government’s Pollyannaish touting of mèng , saying that the dreams of most people were in vain.

    pollyannaishly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a Pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.
  • * 1993 , George G. Kaufman, Robert E. Litan, Assessing bank reform: FDICIA one year later (page 87)
    • Albert Casey, head of the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), has even suggested (perhaps Pollyannaishly ) that as little as $25 billion additional federal resources may be needed to finish the S&L cleanup.