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

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

How to use openhanded in a sentence

He did not mean something direct and openhanded; that would never have occurred to him.
Bonaventure|George Washington Cable
I've been too openhanded with her, and she's not a bit grateful.
The Sweep Winner|Nat Gould
They do be very openhanded wid the eatin' and the drinkin', and it bangs Banagher the figurandyin' we do have wid thim!
Penelope's Irish Experiences|Kate Douglas Wiggin
While the members subscribed with glad and openhanded generosity, to collect the subscriptions was another matter.
The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart

Brillt-Savarin was a convivial soul, a lover of good cheer and openhanded hospitality.
Old Taverns of New York|William Harrison Bayles

British Dictionary definitions for openhanded

open-handed

adjective

generous; liberal

Derived forms of open-handed

open-handedly, adverbopen-handedness, noun

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