From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Open-handed \O"pen-hand`ed\, a.
Generous; liberal; munificent. -- O"pen-hand`ed*ness, n.
--J. S. Mill.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
openhanded
adj 1: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the
bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a
freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's
child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the
arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
grandfather" [syn: big, bighearted, bounteous,
bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving,
liberal, openhanded]