pollyannish

pollyannish is the alternative form of Pollyannish.

Adjective capitalized: Pollyannish

Pollyannish (comparative more Pollyannish, superlative most Pollyannish)

(derogatory) irrepressibly or excessively optimistic; capable of seeing good in anyone
- […] what we've been waiting for so long: a positive but never Pollyanish play about gays leading lives which are neither some bizarre caricature taken from heterosexual fantasy nor even more nuclear and apple-pie normal than any straight lives anyone has ever heard of.1981 December 12, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Gay Theatre Verité”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10
- She insisted: "Look, the House is not very different from when I was there. You have to have some faith in the governing majority, which I do, because I have a lot of respect for members on both sides of the aisle to do what’s best for the American people. And that is not some pollyannish thing. I...2023 June 1, David Smith, quoting Shalanda Young, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, “Apostle of bipartisanship: why US debt ceiling deal was a victory for Joe Biden”, in The...

From Pollyanna + -ish.

What does pollyannish mean?: Pollyannish means irrepressibly or excessively optimistic; capable of seeing good in anyone.
What is pollyannish the alternative form of?: Pollyannish is the alternative form of Pollyannish.
What part of speech is pollyannish?: Pollyannish is an adjective.

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