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What is the adjective for handing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb hand which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

handy
  1. Easy to use, useful.
  2. Nearby, within reach.
  3. (dialect) dexterous, skilful
  4. Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. accessible, available, close, convenient, near, nearby, ready, reachable, at hand, close by, get-at-able, readily available, adjacent, close-at-hand, near-at-hand, to hand, within reach, at the ready, near at hand, on tap, at your fingertips, on hand, in easy reach, just round the corner, close at hand, attainable, obtainable, local, acquirable, procurable, prepared, on deck, possible, neighbouring, adjoining, around, immediate, getatable, nigh, neighboring, on call, within spitting distance, standing by, feasible, proximate, achievable, primed, usable, gettable, contiguous … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Some students may like to have a recorder handy into which they can speak their comments.”
      “Only 10 inches long, this handy vacuum cleaner stores in the glove compartment, ready to use.”
      “A small, spiral-bound notebook with hard covers makes a handy and easy-to-use guest book.”
handsy
  1. (informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially inappropriately.
  2. (golf) Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing,
  3. Synonyms:
      4. touchy-feely, tactile, feely, touchy, groping, octopuslike, octopoid, octopusial, octopusian, affectionate, demonstrative … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The teen stars were photographed holding hands, laughing, and getting handsy with each other.”
      “She comes back and says that he got a bit too handsy for her, so she dumped him and walked out.”
      “Let's hope she doesn't mind her hubby getting handsy with the occasional party-goer.”
handed
  1. With hands joined; hand in hand.
  2. (in combination) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand or way of treating others.
handish
  1. (nonstandard) Of or relating to the hand; handly.
  2. (nonstandard) Like or resembling a hand, especially in form or appearance.
handyish
  1. (informal) Somewhat handy.
handier
  1. comparative form of handy: more handy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. closer, nearer, readier, more accessible, more available, more convenient, more nearby, more reachable, more obtainable, more attainable, more local, more prepared, more acquirable, possibler, more adjoining, more immediate, nigher, more getatable, more feasible, more gettable, more achievable, more usable, more present, more forthcoming, more realizable, more securable, more employable, more imminent, more graspable, warmer, more next door, more central, more vernacular, more practical, more walkable, freer, more purchasable, more popular, more abreast, more approximal, more proximal, more coterminous, more touching, more come-at-able, more in line, more user friendly, user-friendlier, more in order, more exploitable, more viable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Such preparation, they add, will be handier than ever in this spring's tight job market.”
      “If you need to create a large number of extensions it is handier to bulk import the extensions.”
      “Our newsletter, Zetes Link, has a new look, with a smaller, handier format.”
handiest
  1. superlative form of handy: most handy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. closest, nearest, readiest, most accessible, most available, most convenient, most nearby, most reachable, most obtainable, most attainable, most local, most prepared, most acquirable, possiblest, most adjoining, most immediate, nighest, most getatable, most feasible, most gettable, most achievable, most usable, most present, most forthcoming, most realizable, most employable, most securable, most imminent, most graspable, warmest, most next door, most central, most vernacular, most practical, most walkable, freest, most purchasable, most popular, most coterminous, most abreast, most proximal, most approximal, most touching, most come-at-able, most in line, user-friendliest, most user friendly, most in order, most functional, most workable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Some of the handiest garden tools don't actually come from the garden center.”
      “The easiest and handiest way to build up your RRSP is by regular instalments.”
      “He is the great Fredericton shad fisherman, and is one of the handiest and best men that can be secured.”
handing
  1. present participle of hand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. giving, passing, transferring, providing, offering, reaching, bucking, bunging, chucking, tendering, throwing, tossing, handing over, passing to, delivered to, giving over, handing over to, letting someone have, conveying to, transferring to, presenting to, dispensing, distributing, administering, furnishing, supplying, allocating, apportioning, delivering, feeding, portioning, prorating, dealing out, doling out, meting out, parceling out, parcelling out, issuing, allotting, disbursing, presenting, handing round, sharing out, passing round, handing out, passing out, dishing out … more
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