public-spirited
having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare: a public-spirited citizen.
Origin of public-spirited
1Other words from public-spirited
- pub·lic-spir·it·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby public-spirited
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use public-spirited in a sentence
We thank in advance this cross section of public spirited Americans who give freely of their time and experience.
Reboot America! The Daily Beast Innovators Summit | Tina Brown | September 14, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTThough not again in public life, he was always a public-spirited citizen.
Captains of Industry | James PartonShe was a public-spirited woman and was glad to be made one of the trustees of the Public Library.
Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}If it were not so, the value of such public-spirited meetings as this would be immeasurably discounted.
Joel Burns became a very popular man; he was universally beloved; he was generous and public-spirited.
He was a successful farmer, loyal friend and a public-spirited citizen, and his demise was the occasion of sincere regret.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison Lyman
British Dictionary definitions for public-spirited
having or showing active interest in public welfare or the good of the community
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse