freehanded

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. done by hand without mechanical aids or devices“a freehand drawing”Synonyms: 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”Synonyms: bigbigheartedbounteousbountifulhandsomegivingliberalopenhanded
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Webster's Dictionary (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

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