großzügiger

Großzügiger is the comparative form of the German adjective großzügig, meaning generous or liberal in giving. It describes someone or something that provides more, shares more readily, or acts with greater generosity than another reference point. In use it typically serves to compare two or more entities, as in "Er ist großzügiger als sein Bruder," or "Die Organisation war großzügiger geworden."

Etymology and form: Großzügig is a compound of groß (great) and zügig (give freely, generous in spirit), with the suffix -ig forming an understandable meaning of having the quality of generosity. The comparative is created by adding -er to the adjective stem, yielding großzügiger, while the superlative is am großzügigsten. In sentences with an adjective after a determiner, the form can appear as großzügigerer or function with standard comparative endings depending on declension.

Usage: Großzügiger is most common in descriptive and evaluative contexts. It often modifies a subject or appears in comparisons: "Dieser Spender ist großzügiger als der andere." It can also modify a noun phrase in the short form, as in "ein großzügiger Mann" (positive) and "ein großzügigerer Mann" (more generous man). For adverbial manner, German generally uses großzügig rather than a comparative adverb form.

Related terms: synonyms include großherzig and freigiebig; the noun form is Großzügigkeit, referring to generosity as a quality or behavior.