— magnanimously , adv. — magnanimousness , n.
/mag nan"euh meuhs/ , adj.
1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
2. high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler.
3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.
[ 1575-85; magnanimus great-souled, equiv. to magn ( us ) MAGN- + anim ( us ) spirit, soul, mind + -us -OUS ]
Syn. 1. big, liberal, unspiteful. 2. See noble .