The Devil's Dictionary: Generous

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
GARTHER
GENEALOGY

GENEROUS

-adj.

Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.

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