benevolently

/bəˈnɛvələntli/
adverb
  1. In a kind, generous, or helpful manner.
    • The manager spoke benevolently to the nervous new employee, reassuring her.
    • The old woman smiled benevolently at the children playing in the park.
    • He nodded benevolently and offered to carry her groceries to the car.
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