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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Openhanded; generous. synonym: liberal.

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  • adjective Openhanded; generous.
  • adjective Freehand.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of freehand.

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Examples

  • Missed once at thirty yards, dead centered a tree, and cut him off crossing a field, but at the speed he was running, shooting freehanded, it just didn't connect.

    Field & Stream 2009

  • None of us here has one iota of doubt you could hit a com satellite in low-earth orbit with your trusty '06, iron sights, shooting freehanded with a full-value crosswind.

    7mm Rem Magnum receives bum rap!..... 2010

  • I do not care how good of a shooter you are, there is no one in the world that can shoot a rifle, freehanded at a distance over 200 yds.

    Long Range Hunting 2009

  • Missed once at thirty yards, dead centered a tree, and cut him off crossing a field, but at the speed he was running, shooting freehanded, it just didn't connect.

    Field & Stream 2009

  • None of us here has one iota of doubt you could hit a com satellite in low-earth orbit with your trusty '06, iron sights, shooting freehanded with a full-value crosswind.

    7mm Rem Magnum receives bum rap!..... 2010

  • I do not care how good of a shooter you are, there is no one in the world that can shoot a rifle, freehanded at a distance over 200 yds.

    Long Range Hunting 2009

  • I seized upon an A3 sketchpad, a whiteboard marker and freehanded sketches of some of my favourite things:

    February Short Book Reviews 2010

  • I seized upon an A3 sketchpad, a whiteboard marker and freehanded sketches of some of my favourite things:

    Frustration-Induced Calendar Illustrations 2010

  • He took a grease pencil and freehanded additional coverage onto the stone used for the yellow pass.

    Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it 2010

  • I seized upon an A3 sketchpad, a whiteboard marker and freehanded sketches of some of my favourite things:

    Frustration-Induced Calendar Illustrations 2010

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