outgiving
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of outgiving
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He seems boundlessly friendly and outgiving, but White House insiders have long since grown used to having him pass in the halls without a nod or a word.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nor do we find, nowadays, such lavish outgiving of fruit and wine, or such rushing of tally-hos, as once preceded the auction sale of town lots in paper cities.
From California and the Californians by David Starr Jordan
As commanders, they were all as natural as children, though some had great natural reserve, and others were warmer and more outgiving.
From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense
Geordie was the best-known character in New Jedboro, as well known as the town pump, the one famed for its outgiving, the other for its intaking powers, but both alike for liquid prowess.
From St. Cuthbert's by Robert E. Knowles
When the sun is most spotted its total light may be reduced by one-thousandth part, although it is by no means certain that its outgiving of thermal radiations is then reduced.
From Curiosities of the Sky by Garrett Putman Serviss
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