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handed.

Having a certain kind or number of hands.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhændɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhændəd/General-American
  1. Having a certain kind or number of hands.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
  2. Synonym of chiral.

    informal · not-comparable
  3. Having a peculiar or characteristic hand or way of treating others.

    in-compounds · not-comparable
  4. With hands joined; hand in hand.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English handed From hand + -ed.

verb/ˈhændɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhændəd/General-American
  1. simple past and past participle of hand

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English handed From hand + -ed.

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