English Dictionary

free-handed

adj

Alternative form of freehanded (generous). / Alternative form of freehanded (unassisted). / Alternative form of freehanded (unconstrained). / Alternative form of freehanded (having empty hands).

He is known for his free-handed generosity.

意味（1）

Alternative form of freehanded (generous).

No man has been at greater straits than I, and has borne more pinching poverty and hardship; but nobody can say of me that, if I had a guinea, I was not free-handed with it, and did not spend it as well as a lord could do.

意味（2）

Alternative form of freehanded (unassisted).

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).

意味（3）

Alternative form of freehanded (unconstrained).

Meanwhile, and contradictorily to this contraction of currency, the collapse of National Bank that had earlier put limits on the free-handed lending policies of state banks allowed these to flood much of the country with cheap paper money.

意味（4）

Alternative form of freehanded (having empty hands).

A short way ahead Kaveri was startled to see a woman carrying a child in her arms as well as a load on her head while the man twirled his moustache and walked beside her, free-handed.

意味（5）

(finance) Alternative form of freehanded (transferable to other assets).

This distinction is all the more important when we are in a jurisdiction where the free-handed mortgage of a stock in trade is unlawful.