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   Hand·y

   /ˈhandē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. convenient to handle or use; useful: "a handy desktop encyclopedia" Similar usefulconvenientpracticaleasy-to-usewell designeduser-friendlyuser-orientedhelpfulfunctionalserviceableutilitarianinformal:neatniftyOpposite inconvenient
   • 2. close at hand: "keep credit cards handy" Similar readily availableavailableat handto handnear at handwithin reachaccessiblereadycloseclose bynearnearbyat the readyat one's fingertipsat one's disposalconvenientinformal:get-at-ableon tap
   • ▪ placed or occurring conveniently: "a hotel in a handy central location"
   • 3. skillful: "he's handy with a needle" Similar skillfulskilleddexterousdeftnimble-fingeredadroitpracticalableadeptproficientcapablemasterlygiftedtalentedexpertclever with one's handsgood with one's handsinformal:niftywizardacegeniuscrackerjackvulgar slang:shit-hotrare:habileOpposite inept

   Derivatives

   • 1. handiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does Handy mean?

   • Handy definition: within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible. See examples of HANDY used in a sentence.

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   What does come in handy mean?

   • come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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   What does Handy Dandy mean?

   • ( informal) Handy; helpful or useful, as due to some clever trick or design . She always comes up with great ideas for handy dandy new tools. handy dandy A children's game in which one child guesses in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong.

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   Is Lucy a handy person?

   • Lucy is quite handy with a drill! (informal) to be useful The extra money came in very handy. Don't throw that away—it might come in handy. Take your penknife—you never know when it might come in handy. Definition of handy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Handy definition: within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible. See examples of HANDY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of handy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   handy meaning: 1. useful or easy to use: 2. to be useful at some time in the future: 3. near to a place: . Learn more.

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   5 days ago · 1. within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible. The aspirins are handy. 2. convenient or useful. A typewriter is a handy thing to have in the house. 3. skillful with the hands; deft; dexterous. a handy person.

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   accessible: The aspirins are handy. convenient or useful: A typewriter is a handy thing to have in the house. skillful with the hands; deft; dexterous: a handy person. easily maneuvered: a handy ship.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of HANDY. [also more handy; most handy] 1. a : very useful or helpful. a handy cookbook/gadget. a handy little tool. The extra batteries for the flashlight came in handy [=were useful] when the electricity went off. b : near or close.

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   What does the word handy mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word handy , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.