overgenerous
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Yet children’s fibs, like old wives’ tales, tend to be overgenerous with the truth rather than economical with it.”
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 16, 2018
Rouvali combed through the pages of the First for new discoveries, something potent in the timpani or bird-like in the flute or overgenerous in the horns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2016
Companies need to put more effort into guarding the guards—training them in how to conduct reviews and holding them accountable if they are overgenerous or otherwise sloppy.
From Economist ● Feb. 16, 2016
An overgenerous tipper even by US standards, I left two pound coins for the barman on the bar after paying for that pint.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2013
But there is such a thing as being overgenerous.
From Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover by Rexford, Eben E. (Eben Eugene)
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