well-handled

[wel-han-dld]

adjective

1. managed, directed, or completed with efficiency.

   a well-handled political campaign.

2. treated with taste, discretion, etc..

   a delicate but well-handled subject.

3. having been handled or used much.

   a sale of well-handled goods.

well-handled

adjective

1. having been managed successfully

   a well-handled merger

2. operated or employed skillfully

   a well-handled vehicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-handled¹

First recorded in 1470–80