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longanimous, a. rare.|lɒŋˈgænɪməs|
[f. L. longanim-us (f. long-us long + animus mind, after Gr. µακρόθυµος) + -ous.]
Long-suffering; enduring, patient.
1620C. Rawlinson Confess. St. Augustine 45 Thou seest these thinges, O Lord, and thou holdest thy peace, being longanimous, and full of mercy, and truth. 1849Lowell Biglow P. Ser. i. Introd., Poet. Wks. 1890 II. 35 The present Yankee, full of shifts..longanimous, good at patching. |