Pub"lic-spir`it*ed (?), a.
1.
Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men.
2.
Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure.
Addison.
-- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly, adv. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ness, n.
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