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handy definition

handy (han′dē)

adjective handier hand′i·er, handiest hand′i·est

  1. close at hand; easily reached; conveniently located; accessible
  2. easily used; saving time or work; convenient a handy device
  3. easily managed or handled: said of a ship, etc.
  4. clever with the hands; deft; adroit

Etymology: hand + -y

Handy definition

Handy (han′dē)

Handy, W(illiam) C(hristopher) 1873-1958; U.S. composer of “St. Louis Blues” & other popular songs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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