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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bounteous \Boun"te*ous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.]
     Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously
     liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as,
     bounteous production.
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           But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Boun"te*ous*ly}, adv. --
     {Boun"te*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bounteous
       adj : given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous
             goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a
             freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's
             child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the
             arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
             grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bountiful}, {freehanded},
              {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}]

















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