Handy

See also Handy

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hăn'di, IPA: /ˈhæn.di/, SAMPA: /"h{n.di/

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  Rhymes: -ændi

Adjective

Handy (comparative handier, superlative handiest)

Positive Handy

Comparative handier

Superlative handiest

1. Easy to use, useful.

   Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all.

2. Nearby, within reach.

   You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy, would you?

3. Template:Dialect dexterous, skilful

   She's very handy - she made all her own kitchen cupboards.

Synonyms

• at hand

Translations

easy to use

Bulgarian: полезен bg(bg) m. Czech: praktický cs(cs), užitečný cs(cs) Dutch: handig nl(nl) Finnish: kätevä fi(fi) French: pratique fr(fr), commode fr(fr) German: anstellig, handlich, praktisch de(de) Interlingua: utile, commode Italian: utile it(it), pratico it(it)

Latin: utilis la(la) Polish: wygodny, dogodny Portuguese: útil pt(pt), prático pt(pt) Russian: удобный ru(ru) Scottish Gaelic: goireasach gd(gd) Serbian: nadomak Spanish: práctico es(es), hábil es(es)

within reach

Czech: po ruce cs(cs) Dutch: binnen handbereik, bij de hand Finnish: käden ulottuvilla French: à portée de main fr(fr) German: in Reichweite, griffbereit, zur Hand

Hungarian: kéznél hu(hu) Italian: comodo it(it) Polish: podręczny Russian: под рукой ru(ru)

dexterous

Czech: šikovný cs(cs) Russian: ловкий ru(ru), искусный ru(ru)

Scottish Gaelic: tapaidh gd(gd), deas gd(gd)

External links

• Handy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Handy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Handy at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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Scots

Adjective

Template:Sco-adj

1. handy
2. dexterous, skilful
3. amenable (of an animal)

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