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Shakespeare Words

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If Shakespeare wrote it, we've Shmooped it.

Generous

Invented in Love's Labour's Lost

The posterior of the day, most generous sir, is

Shakespeare loved him the word generous. But when he wrote it, he meant something more like high-minded or noble—not someone who would give you their last chocolate-covered caramel.


Tag: Love's Labour's Lost

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