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adjective

Generous adj.

Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. (Obs.) "The generous and gravest citizens."

Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." "His generous spouse." "A generous pack (of hounds)."

Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.

Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table.

Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine.

Synonyms: Magnanimous; bountiful. See Liberal.

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Etymology of 'Generous'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes, low levels of foreign investment, and a costly, ongoing confrontation with neighboring India. However, IMF-approved government policies, bolstered by generous foreign assistance and renewed access to global markets since late 2001, have generated solid macroeconomic recovery the last two years. The government has made substantial inroads in macroeconomic reform since 2000, ...

— The 2004 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... their Reception by the Toion of Karatchin. Description of Kamtschadale Dress. Journey on Sledges. Description of this Mode of Travelling. Arrival at Natcheekin. Account of Hot Springs. Embark on Bolchoireka. Reception at the Capital. Generous and hospitable Conduct of the Commander and the Garrison. Description of Bolcheretsk. Presents from the Commander. Russian and Kamtschadale Dancing. Affecting Departure from Bolcheretsk. Return to Saint Peter and Saint Paul's, accompanied by Major Behm, who visits the Ship. ...

— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 • Robert Kerr

... The more generous behaviour of Richard to the same young prince (Warwick) ought to be applied to the case of Edward the Fifth, if no proof exists of the murder. But what suspicious words are those of Sir Thomas More, quoted above, and unobserved by all our ...

— Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third • Horace Walpole

... and Mrs. Jones each had a separate story. Mr. Jones was sure that the right lay with him; but Mrs. Jones was no less sure. No doubt the North had done much for the South; had earned money for it; had fed it; and had, moreover, in a great measure fostered all its bad habits. It had not only been generous to the South, but over-indulgent. But also it had continually irritated the South by meddling with that which the Southerners believed to be a question absolutely private to themselves. The matter was illustrated to me by a New Hampshire ...

— Volume 1 • Anthony Trollope

... Jennie. If a boy were going up a high hill, with his sister in his company, it would be easier for him to go directly on and leave his sister behind. A selfish boy would be likely to do this; but a generous-minded boy would prefer to go slowly, and help his sister along over the rocks and up ...

— Rollo in Paris • Jacob Abbott

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