openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]
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adjective
  1. generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.

Origin of openhanded

1
1595–1605; open hand + -ed3

Other words for openhanded

Other words from openhanded

  • o·pen·hand·ed·ly, adverb
  • o·pen·hand·ed·ness, noun

Words Nearby openhanded

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How to use openhanded in a sentence

  • He did not mean something direct and openhanded; that would never have occurred to him.

    Bonaventure | George Washington Cable
  • I've been too openhanded with her, and she's not a bit grateful.

    The Sweep Winner | Nat Gould
  • They do be very openhanded wid the eatin' and the drinkin', and it bangs Banagher the figurandyin' we do have wid thim!

    Penelope's Irish Experiences | Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • While the members subscribed with glad and openhanded generosity, to collect the subscriptions was another matter.

    The Fighting Shepherdess  | Caroline Lockhart
  • Brillt-Savarin was a convivial soul, a lover of good cheer and openhanded hospitality.

    Old Taverns of New York | William Harrison Bayles

British Dictionary definitions for open-handed

open-handed

adjective
  1. generous; liberal

Derived forms of open-handed

  • open-handedly, adverb
  • open-handedness, noun

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