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openhanded

[oh-puhn-han-did]

o·pen·hand·ed

[oh-puhn-han-did]
adjective
generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.

Origin:
1595–1605; open hand + -ed3

o·pen·hand·ed·ly, adverb
o·pen·hand·ed·ness, noun


magnanimous, bountiful, lavish, unstinting.

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Openhanded is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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openhanded

adjective
given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: big
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