Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bounteous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bounteous \Boun"te*ous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.]
Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously
liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as,
bounteous production.
But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper.
-- {Boun"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Boun"te*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bounteous
adj : given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous
goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a
freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's
child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the
arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bountiful}, {freehanded},
{handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]
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