'Handy' definitions:
Definition of 'handy'
From: WordNet
adjective
Easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: handy, ready to hand(p)]
adjective
Easy to use; "a handy gadget"
adjective
Skillful with the hands; "handy with an axe"
noun
United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958) [syn: Handy, W. C. Handy, William Christopher Handy]
Definition of 'Handy'
From: GCIDE
- Handy \Hand"y\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]), a. [Compar. Handier (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Handiest.] [OE. hendi, AS. hendig (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs clever, wise.]
- 1. Performed by the hand. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- To draw up and come to handy strokes. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. "Each is handy in his way." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Naut.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'handy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accessible,
- adaptable,
- adept,
- adjacent,
- adroit,
- agential,
- agentival,
- agentive,
- all-around,
- apt,
- artistic,
- assisting,
- at hand,
- authoritative,
- available,
- baby,
- baby-sized,
- bantam,
- banty,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- clean,
- clever,
- close by,
- close-by,
- compact,
- conducive,
- convenient,
- convenient to,
- coordinated,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- deft,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- diminutive,
- diplomatic,
- ductile,
- duodecimo,
- easily reached,
- employable,
- excellent,
- expert,
- facilitating,
- fancy,
- favoring,
- feasible,
- flexible,
- foolproof,
- forwarding,
- good,
- goodish,
- graceful,
- helpful,
- ingenious,
- instrumental,
- intermediary,
- magisterial,
- malleable,
- manageable,
- maneuverable,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- mediating,
- mediatorial,
- miniature,
- miniaturized,
- minikin,
- minimal,
- ministerial,
- ministering,
- minuscule,
- nearby,
- neat,
- nimble,
- no mean,
- of all work,
- on call,
- on deck,
- on hand,
- on tap,
- pliable,
- pliant,
- pocket,
- pocket-sized,
- politic,
- pony,
- practical,
- professional,
- proficient,
- promoting,
- propinquant,
- propinquous,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- ready at hand,
- resourceful,
- serviceable,
- skilled,
- skillful,
- slick,
- small-scale,
- some,
- statesmanlike,
- stylish,
- subminiature,
- subservient,
- tactful,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- to hand,
- toy,
- tractable,
- twelvemo,
- untroublesome,
- usable,
- useful,
- versatile,
- vest-pocket,
- virtuoso,
- well-done,
- wieldable,
- wieldy,
- workmanlike,
- yielding