Freehanded

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Openhanded; generous..

Definitions by Sense

1. Openhanded; generous.
2. Freehand, unassisted.
3. Unconstrained.
4. Having empty hands.
5. (finance) Transferable to other assets.
6. Generously.
7. Unassisted.
8. In an unconstrained manner.

Example Sentences

In the title, "Entering the marketplace freehanded," the "marketplace" represents a village, a place of human habitation, and "freehanded" signifies openheartedly guiding others in the spirit of compassion.

God is love, at once penurious and freehanded : He seeks to take, as well as to give.

Captious though ...theatrical audiences could be, freehanded with rotten fruit on occasion, they seem to have suspended disbelief enthusiastically

In vitro experiments simulating clinical conditions have demostrated that fully guided placement is more accurate than freehanded placement.

The single-barrel, freehanded drill guide is then used with the 2.5 mm drill bit to make the pilot holes in the inner vertebra.

A Japanese needle with the insertion tube is an easy painless way to insert a needle both gently and sterilely, such that the force of insertion sometimes caused by a freehanded insertion does not overcome the patient.

The action was taken, an official of the line said, in view of the possibility of the North Atlantic intercoastal disturbance being reflected in some measure in the Gulf, and the consequent desire of the Luckenbach interests to be freehanded to meet any situations that may arise.

In this person's freehanded reinterpretation, we're encouraged to visualize the father as an aloof family patriarch who thoughtlessly drives his younger son away by neglect.

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• more freehanded
• most freehanded
• free-handed

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