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Panglossian in Swedish

Panglossian in Swedish is panglossiansk — Panglossian means overly and unrealistically hopeful.

Panglossian in Swedish

panglossiansk
adj
(pejorative) Naively or unreasonably optimistic.

What does "Panglossian" mean?

  1. adj Overly and unrealistically hopeful.
    "Though he took a Panglossian view of the world in his youth, he became jaded as he grew older."
  2. adj Relating to the idea that the world we live in is the best one possible.
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Panglossian in a sentence

  • Though he took a Panglossian view of the world in his youth, he became jaded as he grew older.
  • Nadelmann assumes that the number of potential addicts wouldn’t soar under considerably more liberal drug laws. I can’t muster such Panglossian optimism.

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What is "Panglossian" in Swedish?
"Panglossian" in Swedish is panglossiansk. Panglossian means: Overly and unrealistically hopeful.
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