free-handed
Liberal with money
Free-handed describes someone generous with money or resources, giving readily without hesitation: She was always free-handed with her time.
The word can also mean done without mechanical aids—a free-handed drawing is sketched without rulers or templates.
Both senses share the idea of unrestrained, unconstrained action.
Extravagantly generous in giving
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- openhandedGiving freely, ungrudgingly
- bigheartedGenerous and kind-spirited
- givingTransferring to another
liberal · bountiful · unsparing · unstinting · freehearted · charitable · benevolent · philanthropic
Acting without deliberation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
casual · uninhibited · freewheeling · uncalculating · unpremeditated · whimsical · carefree · easygoing
Exceeding sensible bounds
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- spendthriftReckless with money
wasteful · excessive · unrestrained · reckless · splurging · overgenerous · improvident · dissipative
munificent
Extravagantly generous in giving
- magnanimousNoble and forgiving
- openhandedGiving freely, ungrudgingly
- bigheartedGenerous and kind-spirited
giving · liberal · bountiful · unsparing · unstinting · freehearted · charitable · benevolent · philanthropic · kindhearted
impulsive
Acting without deliberation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
offhand · casual · uninhibited · freewheeling · uncalculating · unpremeditated · whimsical · carefree · easygoing · unguarded
extravagant
Exceeding sensible bounds
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
spendthrift · wasteful · excessive · unrestrained · reckless · splurging · overgenerous · improvident · dissipative · squandering
- ___-handed wordsbackhanded, offhanded, underhanded, ambidextrous
free-handedstingy
Unwilling to spend freely
miserly · cheap · parsimonious · niggardly · tightfisted