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altruistic
adjective /ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk/Definition
› showing a wish to help or bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself: I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she's probably looking for publicity.Generous and charitableCharity organizations altruistically
/-tɪ.kəl.i/ adverb Generous and charitableCharity organizations
(Definition of altruistic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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