Meaning

9 senses
  1. With open hand (as opposed to a fist).

  2. Characterized by broad sweeping movements.

  3. Casual; undisciplined or haphazard.

  4. Lenient, permissive.

  5. Spendthrift, profligate.

  6. Aimless

  7. Wild or uncontrolled.

  8. Involving wrist action.

  9. Sketchy and flowing rather than geometric and precise.

Origin

From loose + handed.

From loose + handed.

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Forms

more loose-handed, most loose-handed
Comparativemore loose-handed Lesson
Superlativemost loose-handed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

66 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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