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- adjective pejorative
irrepressibly orexcessively optimistic ; capable of seeing good in anyone
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Examples
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And lastly -- and this will seem kind of Pollyannish, I suppose -- but we need balance in our psyche about this.
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On the flip side, replying with only positives can sound Pollyannish.
The 'What's Surprised You?' Trap Barry Glassner 2011
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Lest I be accused of being too Pollyannish Pollyannaish? here, it's obvious that whatever deal gets struck is going to have some things contained within it which are going to upset some Democrats.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Obama 2.0? Chris Weigant 2011
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Lest I be accused of being too Pollyannish Pollyannaish? here, it's obvious that whatever deal gets struck is going to have some things contained within it which are going to upset some Democrats.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Obama 2.0? Chris Weigant 2011
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Even though Dianne Rehm admonished Moore for his anti-science outbursts, he continued to pollute the airwaves with Pollyannish complacency ...
Wonk Room » Global Warming Denier Stephen Moore: Climate Change Is ‘Climate Improvement’ 2009
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"We're not Pollyannish, but based on our experience so far, they are off to a good start, both in word and deed," Mr. Cretz said.
U.S. Considers Arming Libyan Rebels Keith Johnson 2011
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Upon seeing incontrovertible evidence of these negative trade agreement results, economists continue with Pollyannish blather.
The P-I-E Model, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Her 1950's Pollyannish approach to problems will undoubtedly fail.
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The villain of the piece is an ultraconservative border-patrol officer (John Doman) whose long-estranged biracial son (Amari Cheatom) has come home for a visit, in the course of which he beds his Pollyannish stepmother (Elizabeth Marvel, who is, as always, astonishingly good).
A Masterpiece Made Manifest Terry Teachout 2010
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The villain of the piece is an ultraconservative border-patrol officer (John Doman) whose long-estranged biracial son (Amari Cheatom) has come home for a visit, in the course of which he beds his Pollyannish stepmother (Elizabeth Marvel, who is, as always, astonishingly good).
A Masterpiece Made Manifest Terry Teachout 2010
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