Handy definition
Skillful in using one's hands; manually adroit.
adjective
Easy to manage or handle. Used of a ship.
adjective
Readily accessible or convenient in location.
Kept his cell phone handy; found a handy spot for the hammer.
adjective
Close at hand; easily reached; conveniently located; accessible.
adjective
Easily or effectively used; convenient or useful.
A handy tool; a handy reference book.
adjective
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The definition of handy is a useful or readily available person or thing, or a person who is skilled with using their hands.
An example of handy is standing on a chair to reach something high up, because it's close by; a handy chair.
An example of handy is a person who's able to fix anything; a handy man.
adjective
Easily used; saving time or work; convenient.
A handy device.
adjective
Easily managed or handled.
adjective
Clever with the hands; deft; adroit.
adjective
Capable of making simple repairs to a house, an automobile, electrical appliances, etc.
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(person) 1873-1958; U.S. composer of popular songs.
proper name
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
handy
Comparative:
handier
Superlative:
handiestOrigin of handy
- 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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