benevolently
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a benevolent manner.
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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."
- "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."
- "Why are women waiting for men — who are the majority of our politicians, justices and judges — to benevolently bestow equality unto us? Here you go, little ladies, welcome to our club, classroom, workplace and C-suite…if you play by our rules."
Etymology
Etymology tree English benevolent Middle English -ly English -ly English benevolently From benevolent + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more benevolently (comparative)
most benevolently (superlative)