GENEROUS

a.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.] The generous and gravest citizens. Shak.

2.
a.

Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." Pope. "His generous spouse." Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]." Addison.

3.
a.

Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father.

4.
a.

Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a generous table. Swift.

5.
a.

Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as, generous wine.

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