public-spirited Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite showing unselfish interest in the public welfare
    • a public-spirited citizen

WordNet

Pub"lic-spir`it*ed adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913