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单词 free-handed
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Definition of free-handed in English:

free-handed

adjective
  • Generous, especially with money.

    慷慨的;(尤指用钱)出手大方的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ardent and prompt, warm-hearted, free-handed, they always respond with the enthusiasm of youth to everything that is true, sincere.
    • After all, the Liberals' policy leaves them far from free-handed.
    • I know a lot of people who call themselves anarchists and not one of them believes in things like mob rule, free-handed violence, complete chaos and destruction.
    Synonyms
    kind, kindly, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, tender-hearted, big-hearted, good-natured, good, gracious, tolerant, benign, compassionate, caring, sympathetic, considerate, thoughtful, well meaning, obliging, accommodating, helpful, decent, neighbourly, public-spirited, charitable, altruistic, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic

Derivatives

  • free-handedly

  • adverb
  • free-handedness

  • noun
    • Behind his magnificent free-handedness and careless disregard for money were hard, practical judgment, imagination and vision, and the daring of the big gambler.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And free-handedness in this way makes up for other traits of character which are not so desirable.

Definition of free-handed in US English:

free-handed

adjectiveˌfrēˈhandədˌfriˈhændəd
  • Generous, especially with money.

    慷慨的;(尤指用钱)出手大方的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I know a lot of people who call themselves anarchists and not one of them believes in things like mob rule, free-handed violence, complete chaos and destruction.
    • After all, the Liberals' policy leaves them far from free-handed.
    • Ardent and prompt, warm-hearted, free-handed, they always respond with the enthusiasm of youth to everything that is true, sincere.
    Synonyms
    kind, kindly, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, tender-hearted, big-hearted, good-natured, good, gracious, tolerant, benign, compassionate, caring, sympathetic, considerate, thoughtful, well meaning, obliging, accommodating, helpful, decent, neighbourly, public-spirited, charitable, altruistic, humane, humanitarian, philanthropic
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