oversanguine

oversanguine
Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to hopes of success.

In that respect the popular clamor for "smashing" the rebels was based on sound if oversanguine instinct.


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  • oversanguine — adj.; oversanguinely, adv.; oversanguineness, n. * * * …   Universalium

  • oversanguine — o ver•san′guine adj …   From formal English to slang

  • oversanguine — /oʊvəˈsæŋgwən/ (say ohvuh sanggwuhn) adjective sanguine to an excessive degree. –oversanguinely, adverb …  

  • oversanguine — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : too sanguine : too hopeful or optimistic * * * adj.; oversanguinely, adv.; oversanguineness, n …   Useful english dictionary

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