Definition of handed

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Handed (imp. & p. p.) of Han.

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Strait-jacket :: Strait-handed (a.) Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly.
Forehanded :: Forehanded (a.) Early; timely; seasonable.
Right-handed :: Right-handed (a.) Having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch seen in front; -- said of the motion of a revolving object looked at from a given direction.
Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy..
Red-handed :: Red-handed (a. / adv.) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed..
Devolve :: Devolve (v. i.) To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank..
Levorotatory :: Levorotatory (a.) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc..
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver..
Left-handiness :: Left-handiness (n.) The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Backhanded :: Backhanded (a.) Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment..
Left-handed :: Left-handed (a.) Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.
Backhander :: Backhander (n.) A backhanded blow.
Horny-handed :: Horny-handed (a.) Having the hands horny and callous from labor.
Singly :: Singly (adv.) Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed; as, to attack another singly..
Forehanded :: Forehanded (a.) Formed in the forehand or fore parts.
Backhand :: Backhand (a.) Backhanded; indirect; oblique.
Double-handed :: Double-handed (a.) Having two hands.
Free-handed :: Free-handed (a.) Open-handed; liberal.
Wing-handed :: Wing-handed (a.) Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls..
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