Antonyms for magnanimous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mag-nan-uh-muhs

Phonetic Transcription : mægˈnæn ə məs

Definition of magnanimous

Origin : 1580s, a back-formation from magnanimity + -ous, or else from Latin magnanimus "highminded," literally "great-souled" (see magnanimity). Related: Magnanimously.

adj giving and kind

Example sentences :

But then, when it came to a show-down she might not be so magnanimous as she had appeared tonight.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

The magnanimous and intrepid Logan resolved on making an effort to save him.
Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers

She knew, indeed, that he had a magnanimous soul and a kind heart.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

There was a sting in that thought, too; but he struggled to be magnanimous.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Do you think the noble and magnanimous Guidobaldo would let you hang?
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

"You can afford to be magnanimous," Urquhart snapped out fiercely.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

You are the most magnanimous of men but you are throwing it away on me.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

But she carried a guarantee of its value in her pocket, and could afford to be magnanimous.
Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner

Ah you're so magnanimous that you shall have it for nothing!
Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Buck had something in him which taught him how to be magnanimous.
Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Synonyms for magnanimous

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