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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Of or relating to the view that this is the best of all possible worlds.
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Though he took a Panglossian view of the world in his youth, he became jaded as he grew older.
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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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In some senses, panglossian is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.