Pollyannaishly

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a Pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From Pollyannaish + -ly.

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