Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollyannaishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pollyan-naish-ly
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a Pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Pollyannaish

Inflected Forms

more Pollyannaishly (comparative) most Pollyannaishly (superlative)

Questions

What does pollyannaishly mean?: In a Pollyannaish way; with irrational optimism.
Where does pollyannaishly come from?: From Pollyannaish + -ly.

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