magnanimous
adjective
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.
unmagnanimous
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a word derived from
magnanimous.
Example Sentences
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He had been offended, but he was not unmagnanimous, and he had a high sense of the importance of his art.
From Lewis Rand by Mary Johnston
The honest craftsmen of the guilds have an ideal which is praiseworthy and practical, which is mediocre and unmagnanimous, which is moral and not artistic.
From Art by Clive Bell
But he perceived as instantly how unmagnanimous he would appear if he accepted a cash settlement.
From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Harry Kemp
"Mr. Hamilton defended the abstract principle of right against wrong in defending the wretched Tories against the persecutions of an unmagnanimous public sentiment," said Jay, witheringly.
From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
What unmagnanimous cur could resist such a challenge?
From A Houseful of Girls by Sarah Tytler
