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overgenerous

over·ge·ne·rous

US/ˈoʊvɜrˌdʒɛnɜrʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

very generous

  • “distributed gifts with a lavish hand”
  • “the critics were lavish in their praise”
  • “a munificent gift”
  • “his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent”
  • “prodigal praise”
  • “unsparing generosity”
  • “his unstinted devotion”
  • “called for unstinting aid to Britain”

Origin

From over- + generous.

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