Freehanded

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Free-handed \Free"-hand`ed\, a.
     1. Open-handed; liberal; given or giving freely or liberally;
        as, a freehanded host. [WordNet sense 2]
  
     Syn: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, handsome, giving,
          liberal, openhanded.


          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. same as {freehand}. [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: free, freehand, unguided, untraced.
          [WordNet 1.5] freehearted

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  freehanded
       adj 1: done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand
              drawing" [syn: {freehand}]
       2: 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},
          {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {handsome}, {giving},
           {liberal}, {openhanded}]