Pollyannaishly

English

Etymology

From Pollyannaish +‎ -ly.

Adverb

Pollyannaishly (comparative more Pollyannaishly, superlative most Pollyannaishly)

1. In a Pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.
   • 1993, George G. Kaufman, Robert E. Litan, Assessing bank reform: FDICIA one year later, page 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.