handier; handiest
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: clever in using the hands especially in a variety of useful ways
handy with a hammer as well as with a paintbrush
handiness
noun
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Roughly 1,600 square feet includes just one bedroom—a primary suite with a faux living wall and access to a wraparound balcony—but the open-plan great room comes with a handy Murphy bed for guests.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Approach with caution, look at reviews, and maybe don’t use your main credit card (or at least keep your bank’s dispute line handy).
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2025
This one has a handy pocket in the middle that actually fits my iPhone 14 Pro.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
There are a wide variety of experimental SLMs, and some are very handy while others are clunky and less appealing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Approach with caution, look at reviews, and maybe don’t use your main credit card (or at least keep your bank’s dispute line handy).
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2025
This one has a handy pocket in the middle that actually fits my iPhone 14 Pro.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
There are a wide variety of experimental SLMs, and some are very handy while others are clunky and less appealing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for handy
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“Handy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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