OVERGENEROUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does overgenerous mean? • OVERGENEROUS (adjective)
The adjective OVERGENEROUS has 1 sense:
1. very generous
Familiarity information: OVERGENEROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OVERGENEROUS (adjective)
Meaning:
Very generous
Synonyms:
lavish; munificent; overgenerous; prodigal; too-generous; unsparing; unstinted; unstinting
Context examples:
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
Similar:
generous (willing to give and share unstintingly)
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