bounteous
adjective/ˈbaʊntiəs/
/ˈbaʊntiəs/
(formal or literary)- giving very generously
- a bounteous harvest
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French bontif, -ive ‘benevolent’ (from bonte ‘bounty’), on the pattern of plenteous.Definitions on the go
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