sanguine
adjective
cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive.
unsanguine
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a word derived from
sanguine.
Example Sentences
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Its president is small, unsanguine Dr. William James Hutchins, who wears homespun suits made by his students, once said of his graduates, "I feel like a man who throws naked babies into an Arctic sea."
From Time Magazine Archive
In support of this unsanguine appraisal, the Rockefeller-endowed American Youth Commission last week released results of a survey of 5,000,000 U. S. citizens between the ages of 16 and 24.
From Time Magazine Archive
College presidents and trustees are apt to be unsanguine about the amount they can safely ask from their alumni.
From Time Magazine Archive
Looking upon his own work in his modest and unsanguine way, Shelley could not suppress the hope that this time he had written something that should not be utterly neglected.
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin
Like certain other unsanguine souls, he was a pleasanter companion than many an arrant optimist.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
