handed
adjective
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handed
American
[han-did]
/ ˈhæn dɪd /
adjective
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having or involving a hand or hands (usually used in combination).
two-handed backhand; a four-handed piano work.
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using a particular hand (usually used in combination).
right-handed.
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having, requiring, or with the number of people, workers, or players indicated (usually used in combination).
a three-handed game of poker.
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manned; staffed (usually used in combination).
-handed
British
adjective
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having a hand or hands as specified
broad-handed
a four-handed game of cards
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made as specified for either left- or right-hand operation or positioning
Etymology
Origin of handed
Example Sentences
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Another to be supported is the intern involved - Will Salt - who was recently handed a permanent role as an analyst in the club's academy.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Herbert handed off to Omarion Hampton on a draw, and the second-year back was met by linebacker Nakobe Dean and promptly fumbled — one of six on the day for the Chargers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Mourinho accused the officials of making key errors after Real Madrid were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid, claiming the hosts should have been handed two red cards in the first half.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He had already handed over the reins as chief executive to hand-picked successor Greg Abel at the end of last year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Grandpa handed me the net, and just to get used to it, I made a few swipes with it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
It was the good fellows, easy and genial, daring, and, on occasion, mad, that I wanted to know—the fellows, generous-hearted and -handed, and not rabbit-hearted.
From John Barleycorn by Jack London
Like Hollman, he had won a reputation for open -handed charity, and was liked—and hated.
From The Call of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck
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