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giving

  1. Present participle of give.
    Many gays experience a sense of isolation before they manage to meet other gays, thus giving them a need for the sort of interactions mentioned above. - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A

Adjective

giving (comparative more giving, superlative most giving)

Positive giving

Comparative more giving

Superlative most giving
  1. having the tendency to give
    To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent

 

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