Monday, 30 July 2012

Word a day for 30 days: Day 5

Panglossian

Definition:
(pejorative) Naively or unreasonably optimistic.

Panglossian in a sentence:
Inmate 1: "Drop those throat lozenges and jump aboard my cough-powered wobble-copter; we'll be in Stockholm in time for tea. A Nobel Prize awaits!"
Inmate 2: "Settle down Terrence you panglossian fool, we're not going anywhere for another 5-10 years: your contraption's a dead moth squashed into a bar of soap."

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