supergenerous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ generous

Adjective[edit]

supergenerous (comparative more supergenerous, superlative most supergenerous)

  1. Remarkably generous.
    • 2007 May 3, Carol Vogel, “An Auction Season of High Estimates, and Even Higher Risks”, in New York Times[1]:
      So in putting together this season’s big evening sales, which begin on Tuesday, Sotheby’s has been even more aggressive than usual, offering sellers supergenerous guarantees — undisclosed minimum prices paid to the sellers regardless of a sale’s outcome — that are in many cases higher than records for the artists.

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