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very generous — especially with money- She was in a munificent mood and contributed a million dollars to the cause.
munificent = very generous — especially with money
- a munificent gift
- repeated deeds of munificent yet unobtrusive charityEdgar Allan Poe -- The Fall of the House of Usher
- However, even the most munificent of tips lose their effect when a Director of the Company is on board and issues his orders.Agatha Christie -- Murder On The Orient Express
- Munificent as life was to me, I added to that munificence.London, Jack -- John Barleycorn
- When he saw me, he made me a low bow and assured me that I was a munificent patron of art.Wilde, Oscar -- The Picture Of Dorian Gray
- , he received the munificent salary of 'six dollars a quarter and board.Melville, Herman -- Typee
- This munificent charity from the man of the waters to the poor Cingalese was accepted with a trembling hand.Verne, Jules -- 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- Again: Tellson's was a munificent house, and extended great liberality to old customers who had fallen from their high estate.Dickens, Charles -- A Tale Of Two Cities
- The College of Cardinals had obviously chosen a noble and munificent leader.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- But despite this apparent munificence, the meat he'd been killing was very lean, and he was consuming fewer calories than he was burning.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- I did not feel munificent, but thankful, each time he would let me in.Margaret Atwood -- The Handmaid's Tale
- The seizure of the multi-billion dollar d'Anconia Copper was to come as a munificent surprise to the country.Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
- The beadle stood dumfounded, not able to understand this untimely munificence when there were still so many things for the stranger to see.Gustave Flaubert -- Madame Bovary
- The work appears to be light and the pay munificent.Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Again: Tellson's was a munificent house, and extended great liberality to old customers who had fallen from their high estate.Charles Dickens -- A Tale of Two Cities
- Nearly everything she possessed flowed from Nathan's munificence, including even (she said with a giggle) her diaphragm.William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
- He gave a great symphony conductor a munificent yearly income, for no work at all, on the sole condition that he never conduct an orchestra again.Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
- I particularly wish, and intend, to act munificently, Mr Clennam.'Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
munificent = very generous
munificent = generous
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