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View synonyms for openhanded

openhanded

[ oh-puhn-han-did ]

adjective

  1. generous; liberal:

    openhanded hospitality.

    Synonyms: unstinting, lavish, bountiful, magnanimous



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Other Words From

  • open·handed·ly adverb
  • open·handed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of openhanded1

1595–1605; open hand + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

“When he walked up … without a second thought, he openhanded throat-punched, throttled him and pulled him forward.”

Meanwhile, after first laughing, Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will Smith, walked onstage, wound up and landed an openhanded blow to Rock’s face.

Photos and video replays would show that the fighters had actually traded openhanded slaps.

Capitol and D.C. police were in openhanded combat with rioters, tear gas was used against police, and destructive devices and semiautomatic weapons have been recovered, he said.

No openhanded symbol of fellowship that encourages wanderers to come as they are.

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