overgenerous

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overgenerous

(ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛnərəs; -ˈdʒɛnrəs)

adj

excessively willing and liberal in giving away one's time, money, etc

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Adj.

overgenerous - very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

lavish, munificent, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting

generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

Translations

overgenerous

[ˌəʊvəˈdʒenərəs] ADJ [person] → demasiado generoso; [helping, portion] → excesivamente grande
they were overgenerous in their praise of him → lo elogiaron con exceso

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overgenerous

[ˌəʊvə^rˈdʒɛn^ərəs] adj

[person] → prodigue

[offer] → excessif/ive

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overgenerous

[ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛn/ərəs] adj → troppo generoso/a

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