free-handed

[ free-han-did ]

/ ˈfriˈhæn dɪd /

adjective

generous; liberal.

adverb

Words nearby free-handed

free-fire zone, free-floating, free-floating anxiety, free-for-all, free-form, free-handed, free-hearted, free-living, free-machining, free-range, free-range parenting

Origin of free-handed

First recorded in 1650–60

OTHER WORDS FROM free-handed

free-hand·ed·ly, adverbfree-hand·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for free-handed

She was occupying a Pullman drawing room paid for by the free-handed filmers.
Gigolo|Edna Ferber
It should be noted, too, that this peculiarity is not a trait of his youth chiefly, as it is with most men who are free-handed.
The Man Shakespeare|Frank Harris
They bought their upholstery as they did their pictures, with free-handed self-confidence.
Unleavened Bread|Robert Grant
The free-handed miners of that town wanted nothing better than somebody or something to lionize.
The Ifs of History|Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

Eliduc was wise and courteous, a comely knight, brave and free-handed.
Tales from the Old French|Various

British Dictionary definitions for free-handed

free-handed

adjective

generous or liberal; unstinting

Derived forms of free-handed

free-handedly, adverbfree-handedness, noun

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