freehand

See also: free-hand and free hand

English

Etymology

From free +‎ hand.

Adjective

freehand (not comparable)

1. Drawn using the hand without any helping device.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: vapaalla kädellä piirretty
• German: Freihand-
• Hindi: मुक्तहस्त (hi) (mukthast)
• Italian: a mano libera
• Polish: odręczny (pl)
• Spanish: a mano alzada (es), a pulso

Adverb

freehand (not comparable)

1. Using the hand without any helping device.
   • 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 149:

     The grafts were cut freehand with a large knife, which made it difficult to standardize the thickness, in spite of instruments created especially for the purpose.

Verb

freehand (third-person singular simple present freehands, present participle freehanding, simple past and past participle freehanded)

1. To conduct a procedure involving use of the hands without any helping device or guide.