light handed

adjective

short-handed.

having the hands lightly or only slightly encumbered, as with parcels or bundles.

having a light touch; handling things delicately and deftly.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English

Related forms

light-hand·ed·ly, adverb

light-hand·ed·ness, noun

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light-handed
adjective
having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker

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