free-handed
generous; liberal.
Origin of free-handed
1Other words from free-handed
- free-hand·ed·ly, adverb
- free-hand·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby free-handed
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How to use free-handed in a sentence
Only Rousseau was ungrateful enough to complain that Holbach's free-handed gifts insulted his poverty.
Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson CushingIn fact, he was so free-handed that sometimes he even gave away what really did not belong to him!
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberThe others, however, drew closer, leaving the place of honor to the right of the gleeman to the free-handed new-comer.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleCraps, played by these free-handed sons of the open, had more of a punch than he had imagined possible.
Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert KnibbsEliduc was wise and courteous, a comely knight, brave and free-handed.
Tales from the Old French | Various
British Dictionary definitions for free-handed
generous or liberal; unstinting
Derived forms of free-handed
- free-handedly, adverb
- free-handedness, noun
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