loose-handed vs solicitous

loose-handed

adj
  • Lenient, permissive. 

  • Wild or uncontrolled. 

  • Sketchy and flowing rather than geometric and precise. 

  • Aimless 

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

  • Characterized by broad sweeping movements. 

  • Involving wrist action. 

  • Casual; undisciplined or haphazard. 

  • Spendthrift, profligate. 

adv
  • With a poor grip. 

solicitous

adj
  • In a conscientious way, often with kindness. 

  • In an anxious or distressed way. 

  • In an eager way. 

  • Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil. 

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