light-handed
light-handed · more light-handed · most light-handed
Carrying very littleCarrying very little.
Meaning
2 sensesCarrying very little.
In a light-handed manner.
Origin
From Middle English lyghte handyd, from light (adjective) + honded, participle of honden (From Middle English lyghte handyd, from light (adjective) + honded, participle of honden (“to seize, take charge of”), from the noun hond (“hand”). See more at hand.
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Forms
more light-handed, most light-handed| Comparative | more light-handed |
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| Superlative | most light-handed |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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