overgenerous
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnərəs/
- "This is overgenerous.
Examples
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I think comrade Commissar's been overgenerous.
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Unnecessary or overgenerous protection will have to be removed, and production incentives shifted away from domestic-market-oriented to export-oriented production if production for foreign markets is to be significantly increased.
Academic text (1998) -
But as I moved through the country, I realized that she had often been overgenerous: wordy, even.
Academic text (2008) -
Dissecting Gotham's budget, it is hard to know where the malign influence of the city's over-powerful civil service unions leaves off and the crushing burden of its overgenerous social welfare spending takes up.
Academic text (2005) -
Her friends always thought she was overgenerous when she treated everyone to dinner.
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The teacher handed out overgenerous praise for the students' efforts during the project.
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When the charity event received an overgenerous donation, the organizers were thrilled and quickly planned to help even more people.
Synonyms
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5.5
Rich and full of expensive things, like a large party or home
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6.0
Very strong and not controlled when showing feelings or actions
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5.1
Giving more help or money than is needed
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6.4
Very kind in a way that causes problems for the person giving
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7.7
Giving a lot without holding back
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9.1
Very generous and giving large gifts of money to others
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7.0
Very generous and not holding back with help or praise
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7.0
Giving someone, especially a child, too many things or too much freedom
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8.6
Given freely and generously without holding back
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overgenerous joins over- meaning 'too much' and generous, which comes from an old word for 'noble' and so 'ready to give'. So overgenerous means 'giving more than is reasonable'.