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handier

handier is the comparative form of handy.

Meaning of handy

Adjective

handy (comparative handier, superlative handiest)

  1. Easy to use, useful.
    • Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all.
  2. Nearby, within reach.
    • You wouldn’t have a screwdriver handy, would you?
    Synonyms:
    at hand, on hand, to hand
  3. Dexterous, skilful. (of a person)
    • She's very handy: she made all her own kitchen cupboards.
    Synonyms:
    crafty
  4. (slang) Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.
    • We had a sergeant who was a bit handy with the rougher elements. He dealt with them a little bit differently to what I do.1974, William Purcell, British Police in a Changing Society, page 68
  5. Of a freight ship: having a small cargo capacity (less than 40,000 DWT); belonging to the handysize class.

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Questions about handier

What is handier the comparative form of?
Handier is the comparative form of handy.

Words near handier in the dictionary

  1. handie
  2. handie talkie
  3. handie talkies
  4. handie-talkie
  5. handie-talkies
  6. handier
  7. handies
  8. handiest
  9. Handigodu syndrome
  10. handily
  11. handiman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handier (page history and authors); handy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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