English Dictionary

Definition of “munificent”

munificent (mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt )

muˈnificence, muˈnificentness noun

muˈnificently adverb

C16: back formation from Latin mūnificentia liberality, from mūnificus, from mūnus gift + facere to make

"In case you're contemplating early retirement based on Mr. Al-Ameen's munificent offer, you should listen to the police first.

Globe and Mail (2003)

A rumour reported by a Marathi daily that a munificent ghost was granting wishes over the phone snowballed into a telephonic typhoon.

India Today (2002)

Directors secured munificent returns for their own efforts and insulated themselves from the car business.

Times, Sunday Times (2004)

One of Twain's munificent travelling companions gave the American Consul in Alexandria sufficient funds for their repatriation to Maine.

Sebastian Hope HOTEL TIBERIAS: A Tale of Two Grandfathers (2004)

Some parties see him as a munificent benefactor, while others regard him as an agent of sloth.

Magnus Mills THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT (2003)

They bathe in the buttery light of a munificent (and, naturally, Calvinist) God.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

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