What does handed mean?
Handed means (in combination) Having a certain kind or number of hands..
Handed
/ˈhændɪd/ · adjective
Meaning
(in combination) Having a certain kind or number of hands..
Definitions by Sense
- (in combination) Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- (informal) Synonym of chiral.
- (in combination) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand or way of treating others.
- (obsolete) With hands joined; hand in hand.
- simple past and past participle of hand
Example Sentences
As poisonous tongued as handed
yet now, if any two be but once handed in the Church, and have tasted in any sort the nuptiall bed, let them finde themselves never so mistak’n in their dispositions through any error, concealment, or misadventure, that through their different tempers, thoughts, and constitutions, they can neither be to one another a remedy against lonelines, nor live in any union or contentment all their dayes, yet they shall, so they be but found suitably weapon’d to the least possibility of sensuall enjoyment, be made, spight of antipathy to fadge together, and combine as they may to their unspeakable wearisomnes and despaire of all sociable delight in the ordinance which God establisht to that very end.
Into their inmost bower, / Handed they went.
Synonyms for handed
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for handed?
Common synonyms include chiral, two-handed, bimanual.
What is the opposite of handed?
Possible antonyms include handless.
How do you use handed in a sentence?
As poisonous tongued as handed
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