handier; handiest
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: clever in using the hands especially in a variety of useful ways
handy with a hammer as well as with a paintbrush
handiness
noun
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Given the scary pot bunkers and sandy scrapes that make links golf so special, the tool came in very handy, and Sarazen set a new Open record of 283 here.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The accompanying stakes are also handy to keep it from bunching or blowing away on a windy day.
—Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Having your cookbooks within arm's reach is handy, and their covers are no doubt display-worthy, but the countertop is not the right spot to store them.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
That came in handy on a very literal physical level.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 July 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The accompanying stakes are also handy to keep it from bunching or blowing away on a windy day.
—Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Having your cookbooks within arm's reach is handy, and their covers are no doubt display-worthy, but the countertop is not the right spot to store them.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
That came in handy on a very literal physical level.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 July 2025
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“Handy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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