a. [ L. munificus; munus service, gift + -ficare (in comp.) to make. Cf. Immunity, -fy. ] Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor. -- Mu*nif"i*cent*ly, adv. Syn. -- Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous. [1913 Webster]
(adj) very generous, Syn. overgenerous, too-generous, unstinted, unstinting, munificent, unsparing, Example: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 for unstinting aid to Britain