bounteous
adjective
boun·te·ous
ˈbau̇n-tē-əs 
1
: giving or disposed to give freely
2
: liberally bestowed
bounteously
adverb
bounteousness
noun
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Examples of bounteous in a Sentence
Together we give thanks for this bounteous harvest.
offered a bounteous reward for finding the lost ring
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Despite its bounteous proportions, the ProArt P16 is light enough to stow in a bookbag and go on an impromptu photoshoot.
—PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
Like McGonagall, Smith’s Violet Crawley became a bounteous source of memes.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
With three iconic valleys — Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander — Sonoma is the most sustainable wine region in the world with lots of permaculture and biodynamic farming of not only grapes but bounteous produce and plenty of sustainable and ethical farms raising livestock and producing dairy.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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“Bounteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounteous. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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bounteous
adjective
boun·te·ous
ˈbau̇nt-ē-əs
1
: giving freely or generously
a bounteous host
2
: given in plenty
bounteous gifts
bounteously
adverb
bounteousness
noun
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