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pollyanna-ish

pollyanna-ish is the alternative form of Pollyannaish.

Meaning of Pollyannaish

Adjective

Pollyannaish (comparative more Pollyannaish, superlative most Pollyannaish)

  1. (derogatory) Unreasonably optimistic.
    • Accordingly the objection “Is not optimalism simply too Pollyanna-ish to be plausible?” can be met effectively.2000 June, Nicholas Rescher, “Optimalism and Axiological Metaphysics”, in The Review of Metaphysics, LIII, № 4, § iii, page 819
    Synonyms:
    Panglossian

Adjective capitalized: Pollyanna-ish

Pollyanna-ish (comparative more Pollyanna-ish, superlative most Pollyanna-ish)

  1. (alternative, derogatory) Alternative form of Pollyannaish.

Forms of pollyanna-ish

comparativemore pollyanna-ish
superlativemost pollyanna-ish
comparativemore Pollyanna-ish
superlativemost Pollyanna-ish

Questions about pollyanna-ish

What is pollyanna-ish the alternative form of?
Pollyanna-ish is the alternative form of Pollyannaish.
What part of speech is pollyanna-ish?
Pollyanna-ish is an adjective.

Words near pollyanna-ish in the dictionary

  1. polly-foxes
  2. polly-foxing
  3. Pollyanish
  4. pollyanna
  5. Pollyanna creep
  6. pollyanna-ish
  7. pollyannaish
  8. Pollyannaishly
  9. Pollyannaism
  10. pollyannas
  11. pollyannish

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