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benevolently

benevolently adverb: in a benevolent manner.

Adverb

benevolently (comparative more benevolently, superlative most benevolently)

  1. In a benevolent manner.
    • […] if the simple look benevolently on money, how much more do your old worldlings regard it! Their affections rush out to meet and welcome money.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 21, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
    • The Temple of Bounty loomed benevolently over the square, its columns carved with fruit and flowers; shrinekeepers passed out the merchants’ leftover grain and bruised fruit to the poor on its steps.2017, Melissa Caruso, chapter 5, in The Tethered Mage (Swords and Fire; 1), New York, N.Y.: Orbit, →ISBN, page 55

benevolently meaning in Bengali

benevolently in Bengali

হিতৈষী, পরোপকারী, সদয় ভাবে

Forms of benevolently

comparativemore benevolently
superlativemost benevolently

Origin of benevolently

From benevolent + -ly.

Questions about benevolently

What does benevolently mean?
Benevolently means in a benevolent manner.
What is benevolently in Bengali?
Benevolently in Bengali is হিতৈষী, পরোপকারী, সদয় ভাবে. See Benevolently meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is benevolently?
Benevolently is an adverb.

Words near benevolently in the dictionary

  1. benevolent assimilations
  2. benevolent dictator for life
  3. benevolent dictators for life
  4. benevolent overlord
  5. benevolent overlords
  6. benevolently
  7. benevolentness
  8. benevolism
  9. benevolist
  10. benevolists
  11. benevolous

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