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munificently

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mu·nif·i·cent  (my-nf-snt)
adj.
1. Very liberal in giving; generous.
2. Showing great generosity: a munificent gift. See Synonyms at liberal.
[Latin mnificns, mnificent-, from mnificus : mnus, gift; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see fact.]
mu·nifi·cence n.
mu·nifi·cent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.munificently - in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities"
generously, liberally
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munificently
adv (form) → großzügig, generös (geh); munificently donated by … → großzügigerweise gespendet von …
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" exclaimed Mordaunt, "thank you; my life is always at your service, and should I lose it I should still owe you something; thank you; you have indeed repaid me munificently for my services.
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Through the open window, by which Anne sat, blew the sweet, scented, sun-warm air of the August afternoon; outside, poplar boughs rustled and tossed in the wind; beyond them were the woods, where Lover's Lane wound its enchanted path, and the old apple orchard which still bore its rosy harvests munificently.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
He pictured to himself the anxious projector of the enterprise, who had disbursed so munificently in its outfit, calculating on the zeal, fidelity, and singleness of purpose of his associates and agents; while they, on the other hand, having a good ship at their disposal and a deep pocket at home to bear them out, seemed ready to loiter on every coast, and amuse themselves in every port.
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