handy
pronunciation
How to pronounce handy in British English:
UK [ˈhændi]
How to pronounce handy in American English:
US [ˈhændi]
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- Adjective:
- easy to reach
- easy to use
- skillful with the hands
Word Origin
- handy (adj.)
- c. 1300, "skilled with the hands" (implied in surnames), from hand (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "conveniently accessible" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. This can be very handy for understanding complex declarations .
- 2. The viking dual ability is handy .
- 3. Still , you can see how such a system would come in handy in your suit with microwidget .
- 4. Freud came in handy ; she quoted him often .
- 5. Since genetic modification would help with this , it would be handy if people abandoned their prejudice against it .