open-handed
Britishadjective
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The 20-year-old Diaz threw Lawler off his game in the opening minutes with an open-handed strike that came to be known as the Stockton Slap after Nate emulated it later.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
There’s “the OK” – slightly effete, open-handed, with the thumb and forefinger pinched together and the wrist cocked and loose.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2017
You’re not dishonoring him by being open-handed with what you’ve received, and it’s not wrong to want to help out a woman who’s struggling to make ends meet.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2015
The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2013
I would be valiant, open-handed, frank, and pure of heart, courteous — the soul of chivalry.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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