Pollyannish

Variant of Pollyanna

Pollyanna definition

☆ Polly·anna (päl′ē an′ə)

noun

an excessively or persistently optimistic person

Etymology: name of the young heroine of novels by Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920), U.S. writer

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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