Panglossian
Example Sentences
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If we think it is, it’s simply Panglossian logic: It must be the best of all possible worlds!
From Seattle Times
The optimism inherent in chapter titles like “There’s Plenty of Time” and “There’s Plenty of Space” can seem Panglossian next to the reality of what we’re facing on Earth in the next few decades.
From New York Times
With a portrait of Donald Rumsfeld looming over his desk in California, Kraft sets to work making a case for Panglossian optimism while his marriage crumbles and his money problems worsen.
From New York Times
Lest one think that this conclusion is naïvely Panglossian, let me note three caveats.
From New York Times
That ranking was published in October; Trump does not seem to have updated his Panglossian assessment of our response.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
