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benevolently

adv

Etymology

From benevolent + -ly.

  1. borrowed from benevolēns
  2. suffixed as benevolently — “benevolent + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a benevolent manner.

    • […] if the simple look benevolently on money, how much more do your old worldlings regard it! Their affections rush out to meet and welcome money.
    • The Temple of Bounty loomed benevolently over the square, its columns carved with fruit and flowers; shrinekeepers passed out the merchants’ leftover grain and bruised fruit to the poor on its steps.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA