adjective
handed
HAN-dihd
adjective
1
Having a specified number or kind of hands, especially used in compounds like left-handed or right-handed.
"He's left-handed, so he writes at an angle."
2
Given or passed by hand, as in "handed a document."
"She was handed the award in front of the whole company."
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Etymology
From hand + the suffix -ed.