openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˈhæn dɪd /

adjective

generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.

Origin of openhanded

1595–1605; open hand + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM openhanded

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

Example sentences from the Web for openhanded

  • While the members subscribed with glad and openhanded generosity, to collect the subscriptions was another matter.

    The Fighting Shepherdess  |Caroline Lockhart
  • I've been too openhanded with her, and she's not a bit grateful.

    The Sweep Winner |Nat Gould
  • He did not mean something direct and openhanded; that would never have occurred to him.

    Bonaventure |George Washington Cable
  • Brillt-Savarin was a convivial soul, a lover of good cheer and openhanded hospitality.

    Old Taverns of New York |William Harrison Bayles