within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
2.
convenient or useful: A typewriter is a handy thing to have in the house.
3.
skillful with the hands; deft; dexterous: a handy person.
4.
easily maneuvered: a handy ship.
Origin: 1275–1325;Middle English (in surnames); see hand, -y1
Related forms
hand·i·ness, noun
Synonyms 3. all-round; versatile. See dexterous. 4. manageable, wieldy; yare.
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