philanthropic
adjective
of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent.
philanthropically
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a word derived from
philanthropic.
Example Sentences
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He has been active philanthropically for years but historically has made gifts on an ad hoc basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
These are multimillion-dollar stagings with full orchestras — a sound rarely heard outside of big-budget Broadway or philanthropically spoiled opera houses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
But this isn’t profitable, and these organizations are all philanthropically backed.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2022
In addition to the seven solo albums, he scored several films, co-produced much of the last FKA Twigs album, and engaged himself politically and philanthropically.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021
Who could believe that men go about philanthropically to inform the innocent how to "put their money on," while they carefully avoid putting on their own?
From The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) by Henry Hawkins, Baron Brampton
