tender-handed
tender-handed · more tender-handed · most tender-handed
Gentle; Having a light touch and compassionate actionsGentle; Having a light touch and compassionate actions.
Meaning
2 sensesGentle; Having a light touch and compassionate actions.
With hands that are very sensitive and easily hurt.
Origin
From tender + handed.From tender + handed.
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Forms
more tender-handed, most tender-handed| Comparative | more tender-handed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tender-handed Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtender-handedly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.