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
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Then it gets handed off to commercial, and commercial goes, ‘I can’t sell this.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The former boyfriend of music sensation Rihanna was handed an eight-month jail term suspended for a year -- meaning he will not be imprisoned unless he commits another offence during the period.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Harry Maguire takes over as captain, with Mason Mount handed a playmaking role along with Youri Tielemans.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
As is often the case, when handed the keys to a successful business, the next generation simply is incapable of continuing its success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
I let that sink in for a minute as he finally looked up and handed us a page.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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