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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-handled1

First recorded in 1470–80
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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

Fungi, like so many organisms, invite us to think in new ways about many well-handled concepts that we might have thought we understood.

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.

Glenn Fitzgerald, as the Brusteins’ upstairs neighbor, a gay playwright; Julian De Niro, as a Black proletarian who asks Gloria to marry him; and Grotelueschen are all blessed with meaty, well-handled supporting roles.

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

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