overgenerous

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adjective

generous to an excessive degree

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lavishmunificenttoo-generousunsparingunstintedunstintinggenerous
OriginEnglish generous ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveovergenerous (comparative more overgenerous, superlative most overgenerous)

comparative more overgenerous · superlative most overgenerous

  1. generous to an excessive degree

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivevery generous

Similar
lavishmunificenttoo-generousunsparingunstintedunstintinggenerous
Also see
generouslavishmunificentunsparingunstintedunstinting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishgenerous
  8. Englishovergenerous

From over- + generous.

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APA

overgenerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgenerous

MLA

“overgenerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgenerous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overgenerous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgenerous.

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