handed
using a particular hand (usually used in combination): right-handed.
having, requiring, or with the number of people, workers, or players indicated (usually used in combination): a three-handed game of poker.
manned; staffed (usually used in combination).
Origin of handed
1Words Nearby handed
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use handed in a sentence
But, as the driver stands to the right of the door so it can swing open, normally this is done with the left hand, and the little ledge seems harder to grasp left-handed.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future | Dan Carney | February 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe tellers said they had no money to give and saw the person become angry and leave empty-handed.
Previously convicted bank robber allegedly hits new bank while under covert surveillance, gets arrested | Dan Morse | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostEven if you come up empty-handed, the system will essentially “stalk” you and continue to send emails containing what it considers to be similar items until you ask it to stop.
Replacing pieces of flatware or china can be a challenge. Here’s how to track them down. | Laura Daily | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostStevenson, also a left-handed hitter, could often be saved as a late-inning defensive replacement for Kyle Schwarber.
Gerardo Parra gets a minor league deal and spring training invite with the Nationals | Jesse Dougherty | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostEven people in priority groups can spend hours looking for an open appointment slot — and come up empty-handed.
Montgomery County teacher vaccination effort left out private-school educators at start | Donna St. George | February 3, 2021 | Washington Post
The clichés about football-obsessed husbands and frustrated wives are pretty heavy-handed.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSome “hanging judges” have handed down hundreds of death sentences at a time.
No indictments have been handed down against the police officers in question.
Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC | M.L. Nestel | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe last of the cigars was handed out and the Che lookalike was paid and went back in search of other tourists.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese medications will not continue to work when we need them if they are handed out like candy.
Without Education, Antibiotic Resistance Will Be Our Greatest Health Crisis | Russell Saunders | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsLawrence handed the General the mysterious message and Schofield read it with a darkened brow.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnStill, if such an envelope should be handed him, he would breathe easier until it was opened.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe landlord handed him his bill—'Two weeks board at five dollars—ten dollars.'
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousJust smiled, a sardonic sort of grimace, and unbuckled his belt and handed it over without a word.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for -handed
having a hand or hands as specified: broad-handed; a four-handed game of cards
made as specified for either left- or right-hand operation or positioning
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse