Antonyms for handy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : han-dee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæn di

Definition of handy

Origin : c.1300, "skilled with the hands" (implied in surnames), from hand (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "conveniently accessible" is from 1640s.

adj nearby
adj easy to use
adj adept physically

Example sentences :

If half what they say is true, you're a handy lad with the guns.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

This was accomplished in 1845, when Mr. Handy made his final settlement.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

I can rig up a handy horse-stall with my spare spars and the grating.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I set my boots and Bud's side by side, where they'd be handy.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The last thing I did was to feel if my revolver were handy and my sword loose in the scabbard.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

I fastened my closed lantern to my belt and put my revolver in a handy pocket.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

It is customary in the Lossing Building to say, "We are so handy to the cars."
Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet

Long's it's round here somewheres I—why, I know where 'tis and—and it's handy.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

It comes in handy for him, in politics and other ways, to have 'em that way.
Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Another wife or two to help me take care of him would come in handy.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for handy

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