largeousadj.
/ˈlɑːdʒəs/, U.S. /ˈlɑrdʒəs/ rare.
Generous, liberal; bountiful.
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the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective]
custyeOE
room-handeda1200
largea1225
free?c1225
plenteousc1350
bounteousc1374
liberalc1384
free-hearteda1398
ungnedea1400
royalc1405
opena1425
plentifula1475
profuse?a1475
ungrighta1475
lavishc1475
almifluent1477
prodigous1477
frank1484
bountiful1508
largifluent?a1525
munificent1565
magnificent1577
largeous1583
munifical1583
magnifical1586
free-handed1592
frolic1593
open-handed1593
magnific?1594
prodigal1595
goodwillya1598
communicativea1602
real1602
prodig1605
unniggard1605
generous1615
open-hearteda1617
large-handeda1628
unniggardly1628
fluent1633
profusive1638
numerous1655
largifical1656
insordid1660
unsparing1667
dispensive1677
expensive1678
wasteful1701
flush1703
unboundeda1704
genteel1741
munific1745
magnifique1751
ungrudginga1774
unstinting1845
brickish1860
flaithulach1876
princely1889
outgiving1896
sharing1922
two-handed1929
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Iiiv But as some be ouer largeous, so other some are spare enough, for when any meat is stirring then lock they vp their gates, that no man may come in.
1759 Doctr. & Pract. Jesuits 20 They play them off with largeous Promises.
1988 A. McCaffrey Dragonsdawn i. 7 Each could end up with a largeous amount of land or mineral rights on this new world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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