Both Uses of
magnanimous
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- "They are better women than I," she replied, magnanimously sticking to her resolve.†
Chpt 3 *magnanimously = with a kind and generous in spirit
- Izz spoke with a magnanimous abandonment of herself to the situation; she could not be—no woman with a heart bigger than a hazel-nut could be—antagonistic to Tess in her presence, the influence which she exercised over those of her own sex being of a warmth and strength quite unusual, curiously overpowering the less worthy feminine feelings of spite and rivalry.†
Chpt 5magnanimous = kind and generous in spirit
Definition:
kind and generous in spirit -- especially toward those defeated in battle