his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent.
Examples of munificent
munificent
Other liberals would go along if the estate tax cut could be made less munificent.
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But Peevey's statement suggests he was being munificent by selecting Mitchell.
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The munificent donor to many good causes was ready to foreclose on a loan to his son.
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He was a munificent patron of men of letters, who came in large numbers to his court.
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So yes, it could get worse than working for the legendarily munificent Swedish government.
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Lord Ellesmere was a munificent and yet discriminating patron of artists.
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Well done and thanks to all the wineries and chefs I worked with for their part in this munificent event.
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Not a single critic was allotted serious time to dispel this hourlong homage to munificent leadership.
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Rather, they would be munificent givers of foreign aid, vigorous investors abroad and profuse lenders.
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Lavish: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called ...
(munificently) liberally: in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities"
Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as a munificent benefactor
(munificence) The quality of being munificent; generosity