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Meanings of too-generous in English
Very generous.
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Examples for "lavish"
Examples for "lavish"
1
His lavish but ironic praise of Han Feng is a good example.
2
Loyalty was rewarded with the finest imported goods and lavish state support.
3
No more beautifully produced print issues, no more lavish illustrations on paper.
4
She married the 53-year-old multi-millionaire earlier this year in a lavish ceremony.
5
Grand claims, lavish promises or weak explanations may not ring entirely true.
1
The summer was splendid in its promise and prodigal in its favors.
2
She was expansive in her person, prodigal in sympathy, exuberant in dress.
3
And the parable of the prodigal son teaches us the same lesson.
4
He is as prodigal in this respect as Caruso in his moments.
5
The covetous prodigal is of all others the worst man in society.
1
The judge's conclusions are all one way, and his language is unsparing.
2
Enemies were unsparing in their denunciations, and friends ridiculed the whole proceeding.
3
Mr. Montagu has been unsparing in his criticism of General Dyer's conduct.
4
He saw, in an unsparing flash of comprehension, that it was useless.
5
Walpole's hand struck him down in the most unsparing and humiliating way.
1
Fifteen copecks was a liberal gratuity, and twenty bordered on the munificent.
2
The deputation came and thanked her for her munificent act of charity.
3
I have already mentioned the munificent gift of Medina-Celi to Madame Pichona.
4
They were satisfied that their pure devotion deserved the most munificent rewards.
5
To his munificent gifts the academy at St. Johnsbury owes its worth.
1
Mrs. Graves is especially praised by the survivors for her unstinted charity.
2
He will give as freely and with as unstinted self-sacrifice as they.
3
But Jesus chooses that very time to lavish unstinted praise on him.
4
She wrote a large, hasty hand, with an unstinted expenditure of ink.
5
There is, however, one feature of this book that deserves unstinted praise.
1
No queues, plenty of classes, unstinting attention - and a home help.
2
He is unstinting in his praise for his boss, Mr Bill Gates.
3
Sharapova, deflated but gracious, was unstinting in her praise for the victor.
4
After two days' unstinting effort, the light-tube began to blaze with early-morning intensity.
5
His unstinting generosity, in fact, would soon make him relatively poor.
1
Captain Crouan, I fear you have been overgenerous in pouring the wine.
2
Goldman was the best, and I found his overgenerous compliments unnerving.
3
His lips were full, almost overgenerous, and his color was high and healthy.
4
The Hay-Herran Treaty, if it erred at all, erred in being overgenerous toward Colombia.
5
He found his packet of rice papers and took an overgenerous amount of the treated weed.
Usage of too-generous in English
1
And he gallantly kissed Fanny's tiny hand, not divining that he had redoubled the melancholy of that too-generous child.
2
Their blood was blue, their upbringing beyond suspicion; they simply erred through a too-generous supply of the above-mentioned philanthropic fluid.
3
And I, out of the kindness of a too-generous heart, arranged for her departure and am giving her a new start in life.