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
At the Salt Lake City protest, Long knelt with countless other protesters in front of a statue of a pair of open hands, a piece of artwork originally created to symbolize open-handed service.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2020
The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2013
It doesn't help that the actors seem swallowed up by the big stage and make little use of the proximity of the groundlings beyond a strange, open-handed entreaty to the audience at the end.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2012
Lord Tywin might have been niggardly with his approval and affection, but he had al-ways been open-handed when it came to coin.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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