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 Superlative for accessible, or readily available 
      “Some students may like to have a recorder handy into which they can speak their comments.” 
  
Superlative for helpful or useful for a given purpose 
      “Only 10 inches long, this handy vacuum cleaner stores in the glove compartment, ready to use.” 
  
Superlative for easy to handle or use 
      “A small, spiral-bound notebook with hard covers makes a handy and easy-to-use guest book.” 
  
Superlative for skilled or dexterous at a particular task 
      “The fast bowler, who is also handy with the bat, was the only youngster from the area to be picked for the county team following trials last month.” 
  
Superlative for advantageous to one's aims or goals 
Superlative for able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities 
Superlative for able to be carried or easily moved 
(of equipment or a facility) Superlative for available for use 
Superlative for small, compact, or on a small scale 
Superlative for well-meaning and kindly in nature 
Superlative for designed with style, ingenuity, or practicality 
Superlative for always successful, not likely to fail 
Superlative for mass-produced for immediate use 
Superlative for being in a healthy and functional state 
Superlative for prepared for the coming of an event 
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