openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]

/ ˈoʊ pənˈhæn dɪd /

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adjective

generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.

OTHER WORDS FOR openhanded

magnanimous, bountiful, lavish, unstinting.

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Origin of openhanded

1595–1605; open hand + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM openhanded

o·pen·hand·ed·ly, adverbo·pen·hand·ed·ness, noun

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How to use openhanded in a sentence

They are, as someone has said, "ferociously virtuous," and share in the open-handed generosity of their husbands.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
There sounded a sharp ringing "crack," and Dylara staggered back, her left cheek flaming from the force of an open-handed blow.
Warrior of the Dawn|Howard Carleton Browne
On the contrary, it is those who have suffered for it, those who have lost by it, who are as a rule most open-handed.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
Her usual method of inflicting punishment was by means of an open-handed slap on the side of the head.
Life in the Red Brigade|R.M. Ballantyne

For that service old Seth Prentiss paid me a first mates wages; but his son, turning to Ezra, your father, was more open-handed.
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill|John T. McIntyre

British Dictionary definitions for openhanded

open-handed

adjective

generous; liberal

Derived forms of open-handed

open-handedly, adverbopen-handedness, noun

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