benevolently Meaning of "benevolently"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) in a benevolent manner

Usage(s):

  1. Don Carlos, in high good humor, had signed the necessary canonical consent for the union, then appeared benevolently at the bridegroom's traditional banquet on the wedding eve.
  2. Mao benevolently excused him from manual labor, exiled him to obscurity as a superintendent of a commune.
  3. The weather was unseasonably warm, so Obama's followers could believe that even God is smiling down benevolently on the Illinois Senator.

Quotes

  • Years ago, the columnist Walter Lippmann wrote that the "public interest may be presumed to be what men would choose if they saw clearly, thought rationally, acted disinterestedly and benevolently."
    on Feb 19, 2007 By: Walter Lippmann Source: Yahoo! News

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