Handy Definition
hăndē
handier, handiest
adjective
handier, handiest
Easily used; saving time or work; convenient.
A handy device.
Webster's New World
Close at hand; easily reached; conveniently located; accessible.
Webster's New World
Easy to manage or handle. Used of a ship.
American Heritage
Easily managed or handled.
Webster's New World
Clever with the hands; deft; adroit.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Handy
Adjective
Base Form:
handy
Comparative:
handier
Superlative:
handiestOrigin of Handy
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From Middle English, alteration of earlier hendi (“handy, skillful”), from Old English hendiġ (“skillful”) (as in listhendiġ (“skilled in art”)), from Proto-Germanic *handugaz (“handy, skillful, nimble”), from *handuz (“hand”), equivalent to hand + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German handich (“skillful, apt”), Middle High German handec, hendec (“manual, hand-held”), Old Norse hǫndugr (“efficient”), Gothic (handugs, “wise, clever”).
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