handed

adjective

hand·​ed ˈhan-dəd 

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

Examples of handed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even-handed, compassionate, and as suffocatingly tense as a hangman's noose, Munich is Spielberg's most underrated film. —Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026

Featuring hardy rubber, this hopper ball can be used indoors or outdoors and comes with a double-handed pump. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Staal lost his edge on his skate, but that didn’t stop him from swatting a back-handed shot of his own toward the net. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Command also played exceptionally well against his age group, producing at a point-per-game clip for a short-handed Swedish side that shocked the hockey world by winning gold at the U18s this spring. —Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing handed

• bare-handed
• cack-handed
• empty-handed
• four-handed
• ham-handed
• heavy-handed
• high-handed
• left-handed
• light-handed
• one-handed
• red-handed
• right-handed
• single-handed
• sure-handed
• three-handed
• two-handed

Rhymes for handed

• banded
• branded
• candid
• landed
• sanded
• stranded
• backhanded
• commanded
• demanded
• disbanded
• expanded
• misbranded

Kids Definition

handed

adjective

hand·​ed ˈhan-dəd 

: having or using such or so many hands

a right-handed person

handedness noun

Medical Definition

handed

adjective

hand·​ed ˈhan-dəd 

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