sanguinely

Variant of sanguine

sanguine definition

san·guine (saŋ′gwin)

adjective

  1. of the color of blood; ruddy: said esp. of complexions
  2. in medieval physiology, having the warm, passionate, cheerful temperament and the healthy, ruddy complexion of one in whom the blood is the predominant humor of the four
  3. cheerful and confident; optimistic; hopeful
  4. Now Rare sanguinary (sense )

Etymology: ME sanguin < MFr < L sanguineus < sanguis (gen. sanguinis), blood

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