Magnanimous (adj)
mag-nan-im-us
Generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.
First recorded in 1540–60; from Latin magnanimus “great-souled,” equivalent to magn(us) “great” + anim(us) “spirit, soul
Example sentences
“The world is going to have to be very magnanimous to return to the diplomacy of the past.”
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