What is the meaning of longanimous?

adjective

  • Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment.
    • usage: "seemly and forbearing... Yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"
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