freehand

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adjective

Drawn using the hand without any helping device.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivefreehand (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDrawn using the hand without any helping device.
adverbfreehand (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsing the hand without any helping device.

    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.

    2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 149
  2. not comparableWithout using the hands; hands-free.
verbfreehand (third-person singular simple present freehands, present participle freehanding, simple past and past participle freehanded)

present singular third person freehands · participle present freehanding · participle past freehanded · past freehanded

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedone by hand without mechanical aids or devices

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish vapaalla kädellä piirretty
  • vapaalla kädellä piirrettyTranslations
German Freihand-
  • Freihand-Translations
Hindi मुक्तहस्त
  • मुक्तहस्त (mukthast)Translations
Italian a mano libera
  • a mano liberaTranslations
Polish odręczny, z wolnej ręki
  • odręcznyTranslations
  • z wolnej rękiTranslations
Spanish a mano alzada, a pulso
  • a mano alzadaTranslations
  • a pulsoTranslations
  • a mano alzadaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

freehand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehand

MLA

“freehand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freehand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehand.

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