openhanded adjective 5adverb 3forms 2 adjective5 •Done with an open hand.And when I did not answer, f-for my mouth was t-too dry for speech, he asked again, and I stammered out some nonsense, and then he struck me, openhanded, as though I was not a man. — 2015 •Generous.In the economic realm, because of its temporary preponderance, the United States could afford to be openhanded. — 1995 •Frank and tolerant.Let selling be an openhanded selling, with justly balanced scales and price which do not prejudice either party, buyer or seller. — 1989 •Loose and full.We believe the majority of Swiss guides use the Swiss loop at the end of the rope, and the openhanded loop in the middle. — 1891 •Alternative form of open-handed. adverb3 •With an open hand or hands.Patterson smacks her openhanded on the side of the head. — 2014 •Generously. •Alternative form of open-handed. formsmore openhanded · most openhanded