| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Kind; benevolent.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb benevolously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (benevolously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective benevolous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BENEVOLOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Benevolous \Be*nev"o*lous\, adjective. [Latin expression benevolus.]. (references) |
