free-handed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- free-handedly adverb
- free-handedness noun
Etymology
Origin of free-handed
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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Perhaps more fitting was a short note from one of the younger monks in the monastery: “Gentle, free-handed, and kindly....Flowers he loved.”
From Literature
The free-handed use of warming spice, the liberal use of sweetness in savoury dishes, the overflowing flavours.
From The Guardian
Mr Trump and Democrats have both suggested trillion-dollar infrastructure plans; congressional Republicans are less free-handed with the public purse.
From Economist
Those pickup artists are a lot more free-handed about their voting habits and political enthusiasms, David Futrelle of the blog We Hunted the Mammoth told me.
From Salon
His most famous structures are characterized by a free-handed sculptural style — the jagged steel profile of Disney Hall that looms over downtown is one example — that has drawn both praise and criticism.
From Los Angeles Times
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