well-handled

adjective well-han·dled \ ˈwel-ˈhan-dᵊld \

Definition of well-handled

1 : managed or administered efficiently

2 : having been handled a great deal

well-handled goods for sale

First Known Use of well-handled

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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