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How to pronounce overgenerous in English?

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

Examples of overgenerous

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The original ones were very fair anyway and the most recent were overgenerous.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's overgenerous to call what Family Guy does satire because it's not terribly smart.
From the newsweek.com
That is overgenerous, but makes the region's pledge to hit 1.3% this year more credible.
From the economist.com
The EC was criticised for accepting overgenerous emissions targets from national governments.
From the newscientist.com
It's wonderful to be generous, but don't be overgenerous in your effort to be pleasant to others.
From the guardian.co.uk
You cannot force the government to backstop your self-prescribed, overgenerous retiree payments.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Goldwater Institute questioned the agreement as overgenerous and the fees far beyond fair market value.
From the washingtontimes.com
Our overgenerous welfare system means a certain section of society are simply not interested in hard work.
From the guardian.co.uk
I send a hasty email to my friends and family rescinding my overgenerous bequests and vow that my sailing days are over.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Lavish: 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 ...
  • Generous to an excessive degree