bounteous
adj/ˈbaʊntiəs/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bountevous, from Old French bontios; by surface analysis, bounty + ous.
- derived from bontios
- inherited from bountevous
Definitions
Inclined to be generous.
- Which with a bounteous hand was kindly lent
- Be bounteous at our Meale. Giue me thy hand, / Thou haſt bin rightly honeſt, ſo haſt thou […]
- Hail, univerſal Lord, be bounteous ſtill / To give us onely good; […]
Liberal or abundant.
- “Your Grace may be well assured,” said the Friar, “that, with the grace of Saint Dunstan, I shall find the way of multiplying your most bounteous gift.”
- “I’d like to say it’s not just bounteous privilege, but it is. People like Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, they’re incredibly cut off from the world. […]
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for bounteous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA