Too-generous (Adjective)
Meaning
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 for unstinting aid to Britain".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her philanthropic efforts were criticized as being too-generous, bordering on wastefulness, as she spent her entire inheritance on charity projects within a year.
- His friends appreciated his too-generous offers of help during their difficult times, but often declined as they felt they couldn't reciprocate his kindness.
- She had always been too-generous with her love, sharing it with anyone who would take it, which left her drained and hurt at times.
- He became infamous for being too-generous in business deals, consistently underselling himself to gain partners' favor and as a result barely made any profits.
- Critics labelled his overfunded government initiative as a prime example of a too-generous program, noting the allocated resources greatly outweighed its objectives and operational capacity.