large-handed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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For Wilbur the elder, the large-handed, the large-hearted, with the eye like the mock-turtle in Alice, caused more blush-worthy embarrassment during the Coolidge era than any other member of the Cabinet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Always delighting in acts of kindness, his generosity towards his poor neighbors throughout the district has been constant and large-handed.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
Mrs. Haden was a woman whom Michael could not help liking for her open breezy manner and a certain large-handed toleration which suited her loud deep voice.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
He had a large "station" in the North Island, and was much looked up to, kept open house, did everything, as one would guess, in a narrow-minded, large-handed way.
From Villa Rubein, and other stories by Galsworthy, John
The same large-handed system prevailed in other things, though the parents often spoke of their poverty, and though their resources undoubtedly were very limited.
From The Soul of a Child by Björkman, Edwin
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