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handish

handish adjective: of or relating to the hand; handly.

Adjective

handish (comparative more handish, superlative most handish)

  1. (nonstandard) Of or relating to the hand; handly.
    • however, we must not speak of a desk but only of "smooth," "hard" sense-data as our hands are in contact with the surface. And since we do not know if there are any material objects, we must consider our hand as a "handish" sense-datum to accommodate our subjectivist friends.1962, The Review of Metaphysics
  2. (nonstandard) Like or resembling a hand, especially in form or appearance.

Forms of handish

comparativemore handish
superlativemost handish

Origin of handish

From hand + -ish.

Words that rhyme with handish

Questions about handish

What does handish mean?
Handish means of or relating to the hand; handly.
What part of speech is handish?
Handish is an adjective.

Words near handish in the dictionary

  1. handings
  2. handiphobia
  3. handiron
  4. handirons
  5. handis
  6. handish
  7. handism
  8. handiwoman
  9. handiwomen
  10. handiwork
  11. handiworks

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