free-handed

[ free-han-did ]

adjective

1. generous; liberal.
2. freehand.

adverb

1. freehand.

free-handed

adjective

1. generous or liberal; unstinting

Derived Forms

• ˌfree-ˈhandedly, adverb
• ˌfree-ˈhandedness, noun

Other Words From

• free-handed·ly adverb
• free-handed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of free-handed¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Only Rousseau was ungrateful enough to complain that Holbach's free-handed gifts insulted his poverty.

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In fact, he was so free-handed that sometimes he even gave away what really did not belong to him!

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The others, however, drew closer, leaving the place of honor to the right of the gleeman to the free-handed new-comer.

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Craps, played by these free-handed sons of the open, had more of a punch than he had imagined possible.

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Eliduc was wise and courteous, a comely knight, brave and free-handed.

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