generous
adjective
liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous gift.
generously
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a word derived from
generous.
Example Sentences
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Even allowing generously for waste, the whole wafer industry plausibly uses tens of tons a year, not hundreds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Scatter the pancetta and pecorino around the eggs, then season generously with black pepper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
For those, to put it more generously, pulled in by the simple pleasures and crystalline profundities of the text.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
"We don't have that many friends, so it's nice to give generously," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
There had been no ladies’ shoes in all of Ashton Place into which Simon could cram his generously sized feet.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
