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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"She was a gifted teacher, an experienced administrator and Director of Music, but above all she was someone who gave so generously of herself to others," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Most of the Iranian artists left their instructions generously open-ended, inviting the interpretations and transmutations of their U.S. peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Parboil the rice: Cook the rice in generously salted boiling water for 8 minutes.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Even allowing generously for waste, the whole wafer industry plausibly uses tens of tons a year, not hundreds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Many was the young farmer suffocating in credit who came to Randall for advice—advice freely and generously given—and in his time came to master an enviable spread.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
