handed

adjective hand·ed \ ˈhan-dəd \

Definition of handed

1 :having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination

a large-handed man

2 :using a specified hand or number of hands —used in combination

right-handed

a one-handed catch

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And the film’s got all the clichés: a digital clock reading the five-minute countdown to utter destruction, a scene in which our heroine is dangling over a deep shaft one-handed, a tender moment when her flesh wound is bandaged up by an ex-lover.

— mark kennedy, The Seattle Times, "‘Unlocked’ review: Noomi Rapace kills it in spy thriller," 30 Aug. 2017
Plus, Kluber is an extraordinarily difficult matchup for right-handed batters, who are hitting just .183 against him this season.

— wallace matthews, New York Times, "Yankees Sit Aaron Judge in Hopes of Restarting Him," 28 Aug. 2017
Even after his diagnosis, this right-handed pitcher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals and offered a baseball scholarship by the University of San Diego.

— peter rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fighting cancer — and supporting cancer patients — with beer," 28 Aug. 2017
Sansa freed herself from a bunch of male abusers, got schooled in realpolitik and became an able and sure-handed leader, disabused of the naïve courtly fantasies that used to seduce her.

— anna silman, The Cut, "On Game of Thrones, Sisters Finally Did It for Themselves," 28 Aug. 2017
Many Muscovites also protested the actions of heavy-handed parking officials — and the stiff costs to recover vehicles towed for parking violations.

— alfred b. evans, Washington Post, "Many Russians aren’t protesting against Putin — they want his help," 21 Aug. 2017
Ramos under-handed the ball to the field photographer who lobbed it to Flair who tried again.

— jim varsallone, miamiherald, "AJ Ramos goes out in style for Miami Marlins with Ric Flair," 20 Aug. 2017
With their shields held overhead, soldiers would climb ladders held against the walls or rush through breaches, their arms furiously swinging two-handed broadswords and battle-axes or charging forward with long sharp pikes in front of them.

— william gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How to Storm a Castle," 10 Aug. 2017
He was supplanted this year by Raisel Iglesias, and rookie Wandy Peralta took over his role as the left-handed set-up man out of the bullpen.

— zach buchanan, The Courier-Journal, "Reds trade LHP Tony Cingrani to Dodgers," 31 July 2017

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First Known Use of handed

before 12th century

HANDED Defined for Kids

handed

adjective hand·ed \ ˈhan-dəd \

Definition of handed for Students

:using a particular hand or number of hands

left-handed

a one-handed catch

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handed

adjective hand·ed \ ˈhan-dəd \

medical Definition of handed

1 :having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination

a large-handed man

2 :using a specified hand or number of hands —used in combination

right-handed

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