well-handled

[ wel-han-dld ]
/ ˈwɛlˈhæn dld /

adjective

managed, directed, or completed with efficiency: a well-handled political campaign.
treated with taste, discretion, etc.: a delicate but well-handled subject.
having been handled or used much: a sale of well-handled goods.

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Origin of well-handled

First recorded in 1470–80

Words nearby well-handled

well-furnished, well-governed, well-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, wellhead, well-heeled, well-hidden, wellhole, wellhouse
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British Dictionary definitions for well-handled

well-handled

adjective (well handled when postpositive)

having been managed successfullya well-handled merger
operated or employed skillfullya well-handled vehicle
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