handy

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see also: Handy

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Pronunciation

• enPR: hăn'di, IPA: /ˈhæn.di/

Adjective

handy (comparative handier, superlative handiest)

1. Easy to use, useful.

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

2. Nearby, within reach.

   Synonyms: at hand

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

   I keep a first-aid kit handy in case of emergency.

3. Of a person: dexterous, skilful.

   Synonyms: crafty

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

4. (slang) Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.
5. Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.

Antonyms

• awkward

Translations

• French: pratique, commode
• German: anstellig, handlich, praktisch
• Italian: utile, pratico
• Portuguese: útil, prático
• Russian: удо́бный
• Spanish: práctico, hábil

Translations

• French: à portée de main
• German: in Reichweite, griffbereit, zur Hand
• Italian: comodo
• Portuguese: à mão, fácil (colloquial)
• Russian: рука
• Spanish: a mano, cerca

Translations

• Russian: ло́вкий
• Spanish: hábil, diestro, mañoso

Noun

handy (plural handies)

1. (vulgar, slang) A hand job.

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Handy

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Proper noun

1. Surname
2. (rare) A male given name.

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