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hand-tame

hand-tame is the alternative form of handtame.

Meaning of handtame

Adjective

handtame (comparative more handtame, superlative most handtame)

  1. Tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile
    • I badly wanted a little more time to work on training them, but simply couldn't find it — so while they grew up friendly and confident, you couldn't exactly called them handtame.2003, From The Heart of a Bird - Page 50

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Forms of hand-tame

comparativemore hand-tame
superlativemost hand-tame

Questions about hand-tame

What is hand-tame the alternative form of?
Hand-tame is the alternative form of handtame.

Words near hand-tame in the dictionary

  1. hand-spikes
  2. hand-spring
  3. hand-springs
  4. hand-stitched
  5. hand-tab
  6. hand-tame
  7. hand-tameness
  8. hand-tied
  9. hand-tieds
  10. hand-tight
  11. hand-to-hand

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