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Adjective: sanguineous  sang'gwi-nee-us
  1. Accompanied by bloodshed
    "this bitter and sanguineous war";
    - gory, sanguinary, slaughterous, butcherly
     
  2. Confidently optimistic and cheerful
    - sanguine

See also: bloody, optimistic