oversanguine

oversanguine
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
: too sanguine : too hopeful or optimistic

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adj.; oversanguinely, adv.; oversanguineness, n.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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