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freehandedly en · ADV

Etymology

From freehanded + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a freehanded manner.
   • In 1945 the Allies noted with surprise how quickly the reconstitution of state authority and the organization of elections were implemented by Karl Renner's provisional government, a government moreover that had been installed freehandedly by the Soviet Union without the consent of the Western Allies. 2008, Günter Bischof, Fritz Plasser, The Changing Austrian Voter, →ISBN:
   • Consequently, Jim Crow aided hooch to flow freehandedly in the Baptist Bottom. 2009, David L. Simmons, Bob White, →ISBN, page 30:
   • We currently prefer to position this cutting guide freehandedly, without any supports, which means shorter cutaneous incisions can be made. 2007, James B. Stiehl, Werner H. Konermann, Rolf G. Haaker, Navigation and MIS in Orthopedic Surgery, →ISBN, page 91:

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