| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Beneficent.[Websters]
2. Being benign. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being angelic. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb beneficiently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (beneficiently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective beneficient.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BENEFICIENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BENEFICIENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Doing good. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
