dead-handed
dead-handed · more dead-handed · most dead-handed
Mindless, plodding, or passiveMindless, plodding, or passive; stultifying
Meaning
4 sensesMindless, plodding, or passive; stultifying
Having very little wrist or hand action.
Having limp or weak hands.
Red-handed; having clear evidence of guilt.
Origin
From dead + handed. Possibly a confusion or blend of red-handed with dead to rightsFrom dead + handed.
Possibly a confusion or blend of red-handed with dead to rights
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Forms
more dead-handed, most dead-handed| Comparative | more dead-handed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most dead-handed Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddead-handedness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form