Meaning

3 senses
  1. Characterised by a delicate and pale-skinned beauty.

  2. Having hands that are white due to lack of outdoor work; Unaccustomed to physical labor.

  3. Fastidious and foppish.

Origin

From lily + handed, from the white color and delicacy of a lily.

From lily + handed, from the white color and delicacy of a lily.

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Forms

more lily-handed, most lily-handed
Comparativemore lily-handed Lesson
Superlativemost lily-handed Lesson

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Synonyms

44 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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