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handwavey

handwavey is the alternative spelling of handwavy.

Meaning of handwavy

Adjective

handwavy (comparative more handwavy, superlative most handwavy)

  1. (informal, proof, or explanation) Missing important details or logical steps, perhaps instead appealing to laymen, common sense, tradition, intuition, or examples.

Forms of handwavey

comparativemore handwavey
superlativemost handwavey

Questions about handwavey

What is handwavey the alternative spelling of?
Handwavey is the alternative spelling of handwavy.

Words near handwavey in the dictionary

  1. handwave
  2. handwaved
  3. handwaver
  4. handwavers
  5. handwaves
  6. handwavey
  7. handwaving
  8. handwavings
  9. handwavium
  10. handwavy
  11. handwear

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handwavey (page history and authors); handwavy (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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