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noun • an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire | ||||||||
| 46% | 7 | Unreasonably optimistic | ||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia • of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia • characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection noun • an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer | ||||||||
| 37% | 8 | Pedant | ||||||
noun • a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections | ||||||||
Naive Or Unreasonably Optimistic Character After Voltaires Candide Pedant Crossword Clue
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PANGLOSS which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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PANGLOSS
Updated: October 15, 2023
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