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单词 well-handed
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well-handedadj.

Brit. /wɛlˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈhændəd/, Scottish English /wɛlˈhandᵻd/, Irish English /wɛlˈhændəd/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and handed adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., handed adj.
Etymology: < well adv. + handed adj.
Chiefly Scottish and Irish English in later use.
Skilful, dexterous, adroit.In quot. a1529: having sufficient skill to carry out a particular task.
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happya1400
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practivea1500
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well-handeda1529
handsome1542
trick1542
neat1571
dexterous1622
adroit1652
right-handeda1661
artful1663
nitle1673
ambidextrousa1682
clever1716
jemmy1751
slick1807
sleek1822
cleverish1826
featy1844
two-handed1861
nifty1889
mean1918
organized1926
ept1938
a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Gii I know well Inough ye are bothe well handyd To grope a gardeuyaunce though it be well bandyd.
1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvii. xvii. 1119/1 The Chirurgion must be active, industrious, and well handed.
1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 116 Giving us the right and well-handed interpretation of Scriptures.
1811 M. Leadbeater Cottage Dialogues Irish Peasantry ii. 57 She was a clever, well-handed girl, and had lived in good places in Dublin.
1840 Irish Penny Jrnl. 12 Dec. 190/1 A well-handed, smart girl.
1902 S. R. Crockett Dark o' the Moon vii. 46 A weel-handed, through-gaun wife.
1994 G. Mackay Brown Beside Ocean of Time 111 MacTavish was too mean to employ a well-handed local girl.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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