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public-spirited

[ puhb-lik-spir-i-tid ]

adjective

  1. having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare:

    a public-spirited citizen.



public-spirited

adjective

  1. 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


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Other Words From

  • public-spirit·ed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of public-spirited1

First recorded in 1640–50
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Example Sentences

We thank in advance this cross section of public spirited Americans who give freely of their time and experience.

Though not again in public life, he was always a public-spirited citizen.

She was a public-spirited woman and was glad to be made one of the trustees of the Public Library.

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.

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