Well-handed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Well-handed is an adjective meaning Skillful at manual tasks.
Meaning
Skillful at manual tasks.
More Meanings
- Skillfully put together.
- Having well-formed hands (and arms)
- Having plenty of support.
- (obsolete, Jamaica) Well-supplied with slaves.
Example Sentences
He has a well-handed wife called Mareon that will bake and brew for seafarers and horsemen.
May the divine Savitri, the well-handed, well-fingered, and well-armed, clear thee by his might!'
But the interest of a well-handed argument is, perhaps, as strong an influence as any which can be exerted to control attention.
She watched the muscles in his forearm flex as he cut the bread with the precision of a well-handed cook, while she fought the urge to lick her lips.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ready-handed, sure-handed, dexterous, readyhanded, surehanded, habile.
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