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单词 overgenerous
释义

overgenerous

adjective

over·​gen·​er·​ous ˌō-vər-ˈje-nə-rəs How to pronounce overgenerous (audio)
-ˈjen-rə-
: excessively generous
Drowning in gifts from overgenerous grandparents? Encourage your child to donate a few to kids who have less. Today's Parent
His usually sympathetic, sometimes overgenerous interpretation of others' motives has been a hallmark of his character at least since his student days. Hendrik Hertzberg
overgenerously adverb
… the notion that the city's workers are overgenerously paid … The Record Searchlight (Redding, California)
In fact, the house salad would have been perfect had not a tart, bottled-tasting dressing been overgenerously ladled on top. Susan Braunstein
overgenerously describes itself as "one of America's greatest newspapers," … The Washington Post

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

overgenerous

adjective

as in generous

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • generous
  • extravagant
  • munificent
  • lavish
  • profuse
  • bounteous
  • unselfish
  • bountiful
  • handsome
  • charitable
  • liberal
  • unsparing
  • fulsome
  • openhanded
  • benevolent
  • bighearted
  • unstinting
  • altruistic
  • beneficent
  • magnanimous
  • hospitable
  • philanthropic
  • freehanded
  • humanitarian
  • sympathetic
  • free
  • philanthropical
  • freehearted
  • kind
  • largehearted
  • openhearted
  • kindly
  • compassionate
  • open
  • big
  • greathearted
  • samaritan
  • good-hearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ungenerous
  • miserly
  • stingy
  • selfish
  • parsimonious
  • uncharitable
  • penurious
  • cheap
  • tightfisted
  • small
  • tight
  • costive
  • petty
  • illiberal
  • close
  • niggardly
  • mingy
  • frugal
  • thrifty
  • mean
  • sparing
  • stinting
  • spare
  • chary
  • avaricious
  • hoggish
  • closefisted
  • rapacious
  • covetous
  • grudging
  • mercenary
  • acquisitive
  • desirous
  • envious
  • begrudging
  • resentful
  • avid
  • itchy
  • stinting
  • grasping
  • coveting
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