Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loose-handed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: loose-hand-ed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With open hand (as opposed to a fist).

adj

Characterized by broad sweeping movements.

adj

Casual; undisciplined or haphazard.

adj

Lenient, permissive.

adj

Spendthrift, profligate.

adj

adj

Wild or uncontrolled.

adj

Involving wrist action.

Example Sentences

"His punches alternated between uppercuts and loose-handed swipes."
"He was holding back, a little. The blows were loose-handed."
"A diamond ring flashes as he gestures, not with the thrust of a clenched fist but with loose-handed waves."
""When you are here," Martin cups the air vaguely in loose-handed gesture, "do you feel the freedom around you? Can you feel it?""
"Varney made an impatient, down-sweeping, loose-handed gesture. "Quit it, Cole!" he said angrily."
"The chain has a whipping action-like many of the loose-handed whipping motions of the Northern bare-handed styles."

Etymology

From loose + handed.

Inflected Forms

more loose-handed (comparative) most loose-handed (superlative)

Phrases

loose-handedly loose-handedness

Synonyms

chaotic unruly out of control anarchic anarchical bratty difficult dionysiac dionysian disciplineless fractious governless

Questions

What does loose-handed mean?: With open hand (as opposed to a fist).
Where does loose-handed come from?: From loose + handed.

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