sanguinely Definition

sanguine
adj

1. Cheerful, confident and full of hope.

Thesaurus: enthusiastic, optimistic, hopeful, assured, spirited, unabashed, animated, ardent, cheerful, buoyant; Antonym: cynical, pessimistic.
2. Said of a complexion: ruddy or flushed.

Thesaurus: flushed, pink, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, florid; Antonym: pale, sallow.

noun

1. A blood-red colour.
2. A red chalk containing iron oxide, used for drawing.

Derivative: sanguinely
adverb

Derivative: sanguineness
noun

Etymology: 14c: from Latin sanguineus, from sanguis blood.