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Overgenerous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Overgenerous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
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"

2

generous to an excessive degree

Example Sentences
"distributed gifts with a lavish hand" adjective
"the critics were lavish in their praise" adjective
"a munificent gift" adjective
"his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent" adjective
"prodigal praise" adjective
"unsparing generosity" adjective
"his unstinted devotion" adjective
"called for unstinting aid to Britain" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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