well-handled

[ wel-han-dld ]

adjective
  1. managed, directed, or completed with efficiency: a well-handled political campaign.

  2. treated with taste, discretion, etc.: a delicate but well-handled subject.

  1. having been handled or used much: a sale of well-handled goods.

Origin of well-handled

1
First recorded in 1470–80

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British Dictionary definitions for well-handled

well-handled

adjective(well handled when postpositive)
  1. having been managed successfully: a well-handled merger

  2. operated or employed skillfully: a well-handled vehicle

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