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

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   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

   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.

   2023 May 6, Marcie Bianco, “Opinion: For women, it’s past time to give up the ghost of equality”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2023