LIGHT-HANDED


Meaning of LIGHT-HANDED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English lyghte handyd

1. : having a light or delicate hand or touch

the translation … is very good, being light-handed, apparently effortless, and generally unobtrusive — New Yorker

2. archaic : having little to carry

3. : shorthanded

• light-hand·ed·ness noun

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.