Openhanded vs Avaricious - What's the difference?
openhanded | avaricious |
(of a punch etc) Done with an open hand rather than a fist
liberal and generous
Actuated]] by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of [[accumulate, accumulating property.
* Robert Montgomery Bird (1806-1854)
As adjectives the difference between openhanded and avaricious
is that openhanded is (of a punch etc) done with an open hand rather than a fist while avaricious is actuated]] by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of [[accumulate|accumulating property.openhanded
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Adjective
(en adjective)avaricious
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Alternative forms
* avaritious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious , rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself...