Both Uses
sanguine
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
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- His sanguine temper, and fearlessness of mind, operated very differently on her.†
Chpt 4 *
- All his sanguine expectations, all his confidence had been justified.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(sanguine) confidently optimistic
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Other meanings of sanguine relate to its root meaning of blood. Thus sanguine or rare derivatives like sanguinary or sanguineous can refer to the color red or to bloodshed.