1
: having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
a large-handed man
2
: using a specified hand or number of hands
—used in combination
right-handed
a one-handed catch
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This is not a heavy handed lecture and you will not be made to feel like a terrible person at any point in time while watching.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
This isn't the first time a cat has been caught red handed getting up to no good on the kitchen counter.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Catapulted by a two-goal second period by Tim Holton — including a short handed dagger with one second left — and a 22-save shutout by Noel Adams, Dedham handed Hudson its first blanking of the season to secure a bid to the state final against the winner of No. 1 Stoneham versus No. 5 Winthrop.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Though Conclave came into the ceremony with the most nominations, the film left empty handed.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
This isn't the first time a cat has been caught red handed getting up to no good on the kitchen counter.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Catapulted by a two-goal second period by Tim Holton — including a short handed dagger with one second left — and a 22-save shutout by Noel Adams, Dedham handed Hudson its first blanking of the season to secure a bid to the state final against the winner of No. 1 Stoneham versus No. 5 Winthrop.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Though Conclave came into the ceremony with the most nominations, the film left empty handed.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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handed
adjective
hand·ed
ˈhan-dəd 
: having or using such or so many hands
a right-handed person
handedness
noun
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