free-handed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of free-handed
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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The free-handed use of warming spice, the liberal use of sweetness in savoury dishes, the overflowing flavours.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2019
Those pickup artists are a lot more free-handed about their voting habits and political enthusiasms, David Futrelle of the blog We Hunted the Mammoth told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2016
But his greatest battle was for fiscal stability, and his stand against free-handed spending last week withstood the nearly irresistible force of pork-barrel politics.
From Time Magazine Archive
The worried builders frankly agreed that, thanks to free-handed Government credit, the housing boom had just about got out of hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps more fitting was a short note from one of the younger monks in the monastery: “Gentle, free-handed, and kindly....Flowers he loved.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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