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Pollyannaish^¹

adjective more Pollyannaish · most Pollyannaish · pollyanna-ish · Pollyanna-ish · pollyannaish · pollyannish

derogatory Unreasonably optimistic. Accordingly the objection “Is not optimalism simply too Pollyanna-ish to be plausible?” can be met effectively.
Similar: Panglossian

pollyannaish^²

adjective more pollyannaish · most pollyannaish

alternative Alternative form of Pollyannaish

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adj unreasonably optimistic

Español	demasiado optimista
Deutsch	Milchmädchen-

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@misc{pollyannaish_2026,
  title = {pollyannaish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pollyannaish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}