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well-handled

adjective

Definition of well-handlednext
as in worn

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Recent Examples of well-handled That scene was potentially such a minefield, but so well-handled. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-handled
  1. worn
  2. aged
  3. shopworn
  4. shabby
  5. spoiled
  6. old
  7. beat-up
  8. stale
Adjective
  • But worn sheets, flat pillows, and a comforter that’s lost its fluff can make winding down less inviting.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lightly worn jeans, sweaters, jackets and blazers often don’t need a full wash simply because they’ve been worn once.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of worn
Adjective
  • The survey was conducted online in April among 1,200 men and women nationwide aged 15 to 69.
    — Masayuki Oi Japan News, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And stay tuned for more aged tequila from Dos Hombres, because an anejo expression is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2027 (no word if that will also be aged in Four Roses barrels), and perhaps an extra anejo could arrive sometime down the road.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of aged
Adjective
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The Broncos look slow, sloppy, shopworn and stale.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of shopworn
Adjective
  • The developer that’s built luxury apartment complexes from Wilton and Cheshire to New Haven is proposing a 235-unit complex near New London’s waterfront that would create a complete makeover for what’s considered the shabbiest road in the city.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The first hull in Azimut’s Grande 44M range is, contrary to what the name suggests, actually not too shabby.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of shabby
Adjective
  • Towards the end of the episode, Abby (Hall) and Andrew Borden (Hunnam) get very sick after eating spoiled oysters — projectile vomiting and soiling their undergarments in the dining room.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
  • None of its marks seem to maintain their integrity for more than an inch or two without being fretted or spoiled.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Adjective
  • Cora, 5, and Dawson, 3, died at the scene, but their youngest, 8-month-old Callan, was still alive when first responders arrived.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Also on the agenda is Russia's more than four-year-old war in Ukraine.
    — Antoni Slodkowski Reuters, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of old
Adjective
  • As an ex-convict, Decker can’t carry a gun and lives alone in a beat-up Florida trailer park.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • General manager Monti Ossenfort did little to upgrade a beat-up unit that fell apart during the second half of last season, betting that better health would lead to improvement.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of beat-up
Adjective
  • The assistant was answering with a straight face using data that was already hours stale.
    — Amirtha Saminathan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In Primetime, Predator breaks protocol in a misguided attempt to keep the show from getting stale.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stale

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“Well-handled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-handled. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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