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sanguinely

sanguinely adverb: in a sanguine manner.

Adverb

sanguinely (comparative more sanguinely, superlative most sanguinely)

  1. In a sanguine manner.
    Synonyms:
    sanguinously

Synonyms of sanguinely

Forms of sanguinely

comparativemore sanguinely
superlativemost sanguinely

Origin of sanguinely

From sanguine + -ly.

Questions about sanguinely

What does sanguinely mean?
Sanguinely means in a sanguine manner.
What part of speech is sanguinely?
Sanguinely is an adverb.

Words near sanguinely in the dictionary

  1. sanguinary ant
  2. sanguinary ants
  3. sanguine
  4. sanguined
  5. sanguineless
  6. sanguinely
  7. sanguineness
  8. sanguineobilious
  9. sanguineocholeric
  10. sanguineophlegmatic
  11. sanguineous

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