generose

See also: generöse

Italian

Adjective

generose

  1. Feminine plural of adjective generoso.

Latin

Etymology

From generōsus (“noble, well-born”)

Adverb

generōsē (comparative generōsius, superlative generōsissimē)

  1. nobly

Usage notes
  • Only the comparative form is attested in Classical Latin.

References
  • generose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • generose in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • generose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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