well-handled

American  

[wel-han-dld] / ˈwɛlˈhæn 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.

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well-handled British  

adjective

1. having been managed successfully

   a well-handled merger

2. operated or employed skillfully

   a well-handled vehicle

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Etymology

Origin of well-handled

First recorded in 1470–80

Example Sentences

His cut-back from the byeline enabled PSG to equalise after a poor clearance, but he was, on the whole, well-handled by the Barcelona defence.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

This is thrilling stuff, well-handled by the director Rick Famuyiwa and the effects team, who keep the action clear and dynamic while also making it look like a proper melee.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

It said that while "financial matters have been well-handled and fundraising goals regularly achieved", management norms and procedures had to be improved.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2022

Even as one recognizes them, one greets them as old friends, because they are well-handled here and give the series a solid core that lets it concentrate on character.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022

So few things will do, rich, beautiful, solid things, but not many; and then to live with them, proud of them, revelling in them, and making them to shine like well-handled bronze—not glossily but deeply.

From Letters of Franklin K. Lane by Wall, Louise Herrick