well-handled
Americanadjective
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managed, directed, or completed with efficiency.
a well-handled political campaign.
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treated with taste, discretion, etc..
a delicate but well-handled subject.
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having been handled or used much.
a sale of well-handled goods.
adjective
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having been managed successfully
a well-handled merger
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operated or employed skillfully
a well-handled vehicle
Etymology
Origin of well-handled
First recorded in 1470–80
Example Sentences
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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
Fungi, like so many organisms, invite us to think in new ways about many well-handled concepts that we might have thought we understood.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 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
This is, as a result, a particularly well-handled version of the 1956 musical.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2019
He had out one of his especial pets—he called it his "leader"—and feeling it familiarly in his hand he instinctively began the jargon of well-handled and voice-worn phrases which went with that particular brush.
From The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment by Grayson, David
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