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overgenerous

overgenerous adjective: generous to an excessive degree.

Adjective

overgenerous (comparative more overgenerous, superlative most overgenerous)

  1. generous to an excessive degree

Forms of overgenerous

comparativemore overgenerous
superlativemost overgenerous

Origin of overgenerous

From over- + generous.

Words formed from overgenerous

Questions about overgenerous

What does overgenerous mean?
Overgenerous means generous to an excessive degree.
What part of speech is overgenerous?
Overgenerous is an adjective.

Words near overgenerous in the dictionary

  1. overgenerated
  2. overgenerates
  3. overgenerating
  4. overgeneration
  5. overgenerosity
  6. overgenerous
  7. overgenerously
  8. overgenial
  9. overgeniality
  10. overgentle
  11. overgently

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