Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollyanna-ish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
pollyan-na-ish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Pollyannaish.

Derogatory

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Pollyanna-ish (comparative) most Pollyanna-ish (superlative)

Questions

What does pollyanna-ish mean?
Alternative form of Pollyannaish.

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