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unsanguine

unsanguine adjective: not sanguine; timid, pessimistic, etc.

Adjective

unsanguine (comparative more unsanguine, superlative most unsanguine)

  1. Not sanguine; timid, pessimistic, etc.
    Synonyms:
    nonsanguine

Synonyms of unsanguine

Forms of unsanguine

comparativemore unsanguine
superlativemost unsanguine

Origin of unsanguine

From un- + sanguine.

Questions about unsanguine

What does unsanguine mean?
Unsanguine means not sanguine; timid, pessimistic, etc.
What part of speech is unsanguine?
Unsanguine is an adjective.

Words near unsanguine in the dictionary

  1. unsandwiched
  2. unsandy
  3. unsane
  4. unsang
  5. unsanguinary
  6. unsanguine
  7. unsanguineous
  8. unsanitarily
  9. unsanitariness
  10. unsanitary
  11. unsanitated

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