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SANGUINELY
Etymology
Adverb
sanguinely (comparative more sanguinely, superlative most sanguinely)
In a sanguine manner.
Source: Wiktionary
San"guine*ly, adv.
Definition: In a sanguine manner.
I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does. Burke.
SANGUINE
San"guine, a. Etym: [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous.]
1. Having the color of blood; red. Of his complexion he was sanguine. Chaucer. Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. Milton.
2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
4. Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.
Syn.
– Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful.
San"guine, n.
1. Blood color; red. Spenser.
2. Anything of a blood-red, as cloth. [Obs.] In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. Chaucer.
3. (Min.)
Definition: Bloodstone.
4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
San"guine, v. t.
Definition: To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
San"guine, adv.
Definition: In a sanguine manner. I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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