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Handed vs Handled - What's the difference?

handed | handled |

As adjectives the difference between handed and handled

is that handed is with hands joined; hand in hand while handled is having a specified number or kind of handles.

As verbs the difference between handed and handled

is that handed is past tense of hand while handled is past tense of handle.

handed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • With hands joined; hand in hand.
  • *
  • (in combination) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * back-handed * barehanded * bloody-handed * both-handed * broken-handed * cack-handed * car-handed * clean-handed * close-handed * coarse-handed * crabbed-handed * cross-handed * dead-handed * deadly-handed * deft-handed * delicate-handed * dirty-handed * double-handed * doughty-handed * dry-handed * empty-handed * even-handed * fair-handed * fast-handed * forehanded * four-handed * frank-handed * free-handed * full-handed * gawk-handed * gentle-handed * glad-handed * gouty-handed * gripe-handed * gripple-handed * ham-handed * hard-handed * heavy-handed * high-handed * hook-handed * horny-handed * hundred-handed * idle-handed * iron-handed * katy-handed * keck-handed * lady-handed * large-handed * left-handed * level-handed * light-handed * lily-handed * loose-handed * lusty-handed * many-handed * Marlborough-handed * mighty-handed * million-handed * mob-handed * myriad-handed * naked-handed * neat-handed * nimble-handed * numb-handed * off-handed * one-handed * open-handed * overhanded * partan-handed * pink-handed * powerful-handed * quick-handed * ready-handed * red-handed * right-handed * room-handed * scram-handed * second-handed * short-handed * shovel-handed * side-handed * single-handed * slack-handed * sleight-handed * spade-handed * spare-handed * steady-handed * strait-handed * strong-handed * sure-handed * swift-handed * tender-handed * thousand-handed * three-handed * toom-handed * tway-handed * two-handed * underhanded * weak-handed * well-handed * white-handed * wide-handed * worldly-handed * yare-handed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hand)

    • handled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (handle)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a specified number or kind of handles.
    • a two-handled drinking cup
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