openhanded

[oh-puhn-han-did]

adjective

1. generous; liberal.

   openhanded hospitality.

   Synonyms: unstinting, lavish, bountiful, magnanimous

Other Word Forms

• openhandedly adverb
• openhandedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of openhanded¹

1595–1605; open hand + -ed ³

Example Sentences

“When he walked up … without a second thought, he openhanded throat-punched, throttled him and pulled him forward.”

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Meanwhile, after first laughing, Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will Smith, walked onstage, wound up and landed an openhanded blow to Rock’s face.

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Photos and video replays would show that the fighters had actually traded openhanded slaps.

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Capitol and D.C. police were in openhanded combat with rioters, tear gas was used against police, and destructive devices and semiautomatic weapons have been recovered, he said.

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No openhanded symbol of fellowship that encourages wanderers to come as they are.

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