large-handed
Britishadjective
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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
Pope Theodorus is recorded in the book of the Popes as “a lover of the poor, large-handed, kind to all, and very merciful”.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
Not since he carried her purse at the London restaurants had he ever exhibited a large-handed kindness to subordinates.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
In this almost primeval region the large-handed fashion of primitive transactions is still in vogue.
From The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair
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
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