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单词 open-handedly
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open-handedlyadv.

Brit. /ˌəʊp(ə)nˈhandᵻdli/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)nˈhændədli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: open-handed adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < open-handed adj. + -ly suffix2.
1. With the hands open; with the flat of the hand.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > [adverb] > hand
palm-wisea1603
open-handedly1873
1873 L. Wallace Fair God v. iv. 281 He struck openhandedly at the page.
2002 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 16 Mar. d1 The parent..wrote a letter to the board admitting he ‘openhandedly slapped Mr. Spoonland on the upper left shoulder.’
2. In an open manner; freely, generously.
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the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adverb]
roomlyOE
freelyOE
unsparelya1225
largelyc1225
largec1350
liberallyc1410
unsparinglya1500
beneficially1530
bounteously1531
plenteously1535
frankly1551
well1565
well-favouredly1570
bountifully1580
prodigally1590
amply1594
munificently1594
royally1601
prodigal1603
generously1623
ungrudginglya1631
lavishly1769
unstintingly1857
spaciously1864
open-handedly1924
1924 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 87 389 It would be a relief..to him if he thought it possible that they would be met open-handedly by the employers of labour in a generous spirit of readiness to give information.
1975 V. Cunningham Everywhere spoken Against p. x My first tutor..open-handedly made me all the breaks.
1999 J. A. Carpenter Sword & Olive Branch 224 Congress, once open-handedly generous in appropriating funds for freedmen's affairs, now was showing signs of stinginess.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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