lavish vs loose-handed

lavish

adj
  • Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal. 

  • Superabundant; excessive. 

verb
  • To give out extremely generously; to squander. 

  • To give out to (somebody) extremely generously. 

loose-handed

adj
  • Spendthrift, profligate. 

  • Wild or uncontrolled. 

  • Sketchy and flowing rather than geometric and precise. 

  • Aimless 

  • Lenient, permissive. 

  • With open hand (as opposed to a fist). 

  • Characterized by broad sweeping movements. 

  • Involving wrist action. 

  • Casual; undisciplined or haphazard. 

adv
  • With a poor grip. 

How often have the words lavish and loose-handed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )