Both Uses of
sanguine
in
War and Peace
- Rostopchin, though he had patriotic sentiments, was a sanguine and impulsive man who had always moved in the highest administrative circles and had no understanding at all of the people he supposed himself to be guiding.†
Chpt 11
- The Frenchman emitted a merry, sanguine chuckle, patting Pierre on the shoulder.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(sanguine) confidently optimistic and cheerful