free-handed

[ free-han-did ]

/ ˈfriˈhæn dɪd /

generous; liberal.

freehand.

freehand.

Origin of free-handed

First recorded in 1650–60

free-hand·ed·ly, adverb free-hand·ed·ness, noun

She was occupying a Pullman drawing room paid for by the free-handed filmers.

Gigolo |Edna Ferber
It should be noted, too, that this peculiarity is not a trait of his youth chiefly, as it is with most men who are free-handed.

The Man Shakespeare |Frank Harris
They bought their upholstery as they did their pictures, with free-handed self-confidence.

Unleavened Bread |Robert Grant
The free-handed miners of that town wanted nothing better than somebody or something to lionize.

The Ifs of History |Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

Eliduc was wise and courteous, a comely knight, brave and free-handed.

Tales from the Old French |Various

free-handed

generous or liberal; unstinting

free-handedly, adverb free-handedness, noun