Bounteous
giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal.
freely bestowed; plentiful; abundant.
Historical Examples
Legends and Lyrics: Second Series Adelaide Anne Procter
Natural Law in the Spiritual World Henry Drummond
Chips From A German Workshop – Volume I Friedrich Max Mller
Latin America and the United States Elihu Root
Wanted: A Cook Alan Dale
The Frozen Pirate W. Clark Russell
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Appendix to Volume XII: Tales, Sketches, and other Papers by Nathaniel Hawthorne with a Biographical Sketch by George Parsons Lathrop George Parsons Lathrop
The Liberty Minstrel George W. Clark
Gospel Doctrine Joseph F. Smith
Not Guilty Robert Blatchford
adjective (literary)
giving freely; generous: the bounteous goodness of God
plentiful; abundant
adj.
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