SINCE 1828
Panglossian
adjective
Pan·gloss·ian
| \ pan-ˈglä-sē-ən
, paŋ-, -ˈglȯ-\
, paŋ-, -ˈglȯ-\
Definition of Panglossian
: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic
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