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openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˈhæn dɪd /
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adjective
generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
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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

Words nearby openhanded

open fire, open flash, open fracture, open frame, open game, openhanded, open-hearted, open-hearth, open-hearth furnace, open-hearth process, open-heart surgery
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Words related to openhanded

altruistic, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bountiful, charitable, considerate, giving, helpful, hospitable, kind, kindhearted, kindly, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, thoughtful, unselfish

How to use openhanded in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for openhanded

open-handed
adjective
generous; liberal

Derived forms of open-handed

open-handedly, adverbopen-handedness, noun
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