philanthropistic en · ADJ
Etymology
From philanthropist + -ic.
Meanings
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(dated, rare) philanthropic (pertaining to, or characteristic of, a philanthropist).
Over the wild-surging chaos, in the leaden air, are only sudden glares of revolutionary lightning; then mere darkness, with philanthropistic phosphorescences, empty meteoric lights[.]
1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most philanthropistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more philanthropistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |