light-handed

[lahyt-han-did]

adjective

1. short-handed.

2. having the hands lightly or only slightly encumbered, as with parcels or bundles.

3. having a light touch; handling things delicately and deftly.

Other Word Forms

• light-handedly adverb
• light-handedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of light-handed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50