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Meaning of "free-handed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREE-HANDED

free-handed


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREE-HANDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Free-Handed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FREE-HANDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of free-handed in the English dictionary

The definition of free-handed in the dictionary is generous or liberal; unstinting.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREE-HANDED

free-enterprise economy · free-fire zone · free-floater · free-floating · free-floating anxiety · free-for-all · free-form · free-handedly · free-handedness · free-hearted · free-heartedly · free-heartedness · free-liver · free-living · free-market economy · free-marketeer · free-range · free-range chicken · free-range egg · free-range poultry

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREE-HANDED

backhanded · barehanded · branded · empty-handed · expanded · extended · four-handed · heavy-handed · high-handed · landed · left-handed · one-handed · open-handed · red-handed · right-handed · short-handed · single-handed · stranded · two-handed · unbranded · underhanded

Synonyms and antonyms of free-handed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «free-handed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREE-HANDED

Find out the translation of free-handed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of free-handed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «free-handed» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

免费手
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sin manos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

free-handed
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मुक्त हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خالية الوفاض
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

свободной рукой
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

livre -handed
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্তহস্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

libre - main
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bebas tangan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

freihändig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

無料の利き
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

무료 손으로
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bebas tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miễn phí tay
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இலவச கை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्त हाताने
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

serbest elle
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

libero - handed
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

free- a
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вільною рукою
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

free- handed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

free - handed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

free- handed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fri -handed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

free- handed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of free-handed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE-HANDED»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about free-handed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREE-HANDED»

Discover the use of free-handed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to free-handed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Synonym Finder
12. munificent, generous, liberal, lavish, prodigal, charitable, unstinting, open- handed, free-handed, free-hearted, giving; profuse, immoderate, extravagant, copious, unstinted, bountiful, bounteous; handsome, considerable, ample.
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
2
The Nitrate King: A Biography of "Colonel" John Thomas North
18 Free-Handed Hospitality In Palmy Days (1957), John Bennion Booth comments on North's “free-handed hospitality [that] was too often imposed upon,” and retells the story ofa Cockney “seedy individual” who accosted North outside the ...
William Edmundson, 2011
3
Making a Business Woman
When you have made your hit on being genial and free-handed, the harder the times the more genial and free-handed must you become to keep up appearances. I had made my hit on my thorough methods and the large amount of business I ...
Anne Shannon Monroe, 2006
4
Faith, Reason and the Existence of God
... which we might translate as: '[God's] generosity is absolutely free-handed.'16 And once again, for Thomas, this absolute freedom of the divine creative causality follows directly and only from the conception of creation as being out of nothing.
Denys Turner, 2004
5
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... charitable, altruistic, humane, humanitarian, neighbourly, public-spirited, philanthropic; generous, magnanimous, munificent, unselfish, ungrudging, unstinting, open-handed, free-handed, free, liberal, lavish, bountiful, benign, indulgent, kind; ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
6
Rube
“You gonna shoot free handed?” Rube asked, looking at Dee. “Hell no, I'm not going to shoot free handed. Not when I'm betting. You said yourself, it's a long way across there.” “One shot, huh,” Rube said again. “Shit, Rube, go ahead and bet ...
James C. Huddleston, 2000
7
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics
This chapter discusses the role of patellofemoral arthroplasty for isolated patellofemoral arthritis, describes a free-handed, uninstrumented MIS surgical technique, and reviews the results of the procedure (independent of surgical approach).
Giles R. Scuderi, Alfred J. Tria, 2009
8
Copper Streak Trail
It was Mitchell House still, mauger the McClintock millions and a half-century of possession. Whether this clinging to the old name was tribute to the free-handed Mitchells or evidence of fine old English firmness is a matter not yet determined.
Eugene Manlove Rhodes, 2012
9
Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany
One day Frank was on his old dilapidated bike, pedaling free-handed down the street. Suddenly a Russian soldier rounded the corner just behind him on a brand-new bike. “Stuizi! Stuizi!” Stop! Stop! the soldier shouted. Oh, no, thought Frank.
Eleanor Ramrath Garner, 2003
10
Don Quixote (Knowledge Management Edition) Volume I
This tendency of his to be liberal and profuse he had acquired from having been a soldier in his youth, for the soldier's life is a school in which the niggard becomes free-handed and the free-handed prodigal; and if any soldiers are to be found ...
Jose D. Perezgonzalez

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREE-HANDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term free-handed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Written on the body: The flesh and its indignities are the subject of …
Inder is bold, insistent, and free-handed. His work is an inspiration to all subsequent generations of performance artists in India.” Grover recalls ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
My First Foamsmithing: Link's Hylian Shield
I used the snap-off knife and free-handed these. I'm pretty happy with how they came out. All pieces cut out. Photo by Will James. I then cut the ... «GeekDad, Jun 15»
3
A show for the young and young-at-heart
... and energizing choreography including multiple group pirouettes and gravity-defying leaps and free-handed flips. In particular, the wool-hat ... «Out & About Nashville, May 15»
4
Henna Artist Gives Cancer Patients Crowns Of Beauty
The completed henna design on Lilia Lima's head is entirely free-handed by artist and UF pre-med student Jeena Kar. The art gives cancer ... «WUFT, May 15»
5
The decline of the Gazprom era in Europe
At the same time, Moscow was increasingly free-handed in its use of the energy weapon for political leverage over vulnerable European states. «The Hill, May 15»
6
Heroin is a white-people problem: Bad medicine, economic rot and …
“Porter and Jick,” the chapter and verse of free-handed opiate administration, was actually a letter sent to the New England Journal of Medicine ... «Salon, Apr 15»
7
The Comedians' Theater of Pain Might Be Worth It, If You Can Stick It …
(In one signature moment, a PA loaded down with packages holds open a door for Crystal, who's free-handed, and he breezes through without ... «Vulture, Apr 15»
8
Melissa Carter and her partner's six-year journey to becoming mothers
You are now free-handed, and use whichever one that's not holding your kid. 4. Even though you never considered yourself vain before ... «The GA Voice, Apr 15»
9
Brush up on hair, makeup trends for this year
Instead of stenciling designs onto nails with precision, nail techs often worked free-handed when applying multiple colors or layered hues (a ... «Post-Bulletin, Mar 15»
10
Chisholm Trail comic packs the house
This free-handed mural fills a wall of the Chisholm Trail graphic novel exhibit. Aaron Mallard sketched the drawing to fill some of the extra wall ... «Duncan Banner, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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