sanguine
cheerfully optimistic, especially in a difficult situation
Word origin: From Latin sanguis, blood.
Sanguine in a sentence
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Despite the setbacks, she remained sanguine about the project's future.
Despite the disappointing quarter, the chief executive remained sanguine about the firm's long-term prospects.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.
Using “sanguine” well
Sanguine means cheerfully optimistic, especially in adversity. The older sense referring to blood or a ruddy complexion survives in medical usage, so do not mistake it for anything to do with anger.
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