magnanimous
mag|nani|mous /mægn'ænɪməs/
[ADJ]
If you are magnanimous, you behave kindly and generously towards someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them.
I was prepared to be magnanimous, prepared to feel compassion for him...
= generous
≠ vindictive
● magnanimously [ADV] usu ADV with v
`You were right, and we were wrong,' he said magnanimously.
[ADJ]
If you are magnanimous, you behave kindly and generously towards someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them.
I was prepared to be magnanimous, prepared to feel compassion for him...
= generous
≠ vindictive
● magnanimously [ADV] usu ADV with v
`You were right, and we were wrong,' he said magnanimously.