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openhanded
[ oh-puhn-han-did ]
adjective
- generous; liberal:
openhanded hospitality.
Synonyms: unstinting, lavish, bountiful, magnanimous
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Other Words From
- open·handed·ly adverb
- open·handed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of openhanded1
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Example Sentences
He did not mean something direct and openhanded; that would never have occurred to him.
I've been too openhanded with her, and she's not a bit grateful.
They do be very openhanded wid the eatin' and the drinkin', and it bangs Banagher the figurandyin' we do have wid thim!
While the members subscribed with glad and openhanded generosity, to collect the subscriptions was another matter.
Brillt-Savarin was a convivial soul, a lover of good cheer and openhanded hospitality.
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