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beneficently

beneficently adverb: in a beneficent manner.

Adverb

beneficently (comparative more beneficently, superlative most beneficently)

  1. In a beneficent manner

Forms of beneficently

comparativemore beneficently
superlativemost beneficently

Origin of beneficently

From beneficent + -ly.

Questions about beneficently

What does beneficently mean?
Beneficently means in a beneficent manner.
What part of speech is beneficently?
Beneficently is an adverb.

Words near beneficently in the dictionary

  1. beneficences
  2. beneficencies
  3. beneficency
  4. beneficent
  5. beneficential
  6. beneficently
  7. benefices
  8. beneficia
  9. beneficial
  10. beneficial insect
  11. beneficial insects

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