munificent

adj
/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/UK

Etymology

Back-formation from munificence, from Latin mūnificentia.

  1. derived from mūnificentia

Definitions

  1. Very liberal in giving or bestowing.

    • Tellson's Bank […] was a munificent house, and extended great liberality to old customers who had fallen from their high estate.
    • [M]ilk producers are among the most munificent backers of political campaigns in the U.S.
  2. Very generous

    Very generous; lavish.

    • On the hill, where kites used to be flown, stood the fine college which Mr Laurence's munificent legacy had built.
    • It was all very well for this casual youth to make her a present of a half million acres of land in this debonair way, but she could not persuade herself to accept so munificent a gift.
    • The machinists finally agreed to a munificent increase averaging 5.7% a year for three years.

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