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panglossian (adjective), more panglossian, most panglossian
1. A reference to being excessively and inappropriately optimistic: A panglossian belief or attitude is considered as being blindly or naively hopeful and confident about what will happen in the future.
2. Etymology: from Greek pan-, "all" + Greek glossa, literally, "tongue".
This entry is located in the following units: glosso-, gloss-, -glossa, -glossia (page 7) pan-, panto-, pant- (page 3)