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Pollyannaishly
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English
Etymology
From en Pollyannaish ly.
Adverb
In a Pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.
en 1993 George G. Kaufman; Robert E. Litan Assessing bank reform: FDICIA one year later 87 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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