HANDY Synonyms

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• giving an advantage

• appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

• (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability

• (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for

• possibly accepting or permitting

• having the requisite qualities for

• have the skills and qualifications to do things well

• showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

• mentally quick and resourceful

• showing inventiveness and skill

• suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

• large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

• skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

• being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

• able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

• a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood

• excellent

• concerned with actual use or practice

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

• being actually such in almost every respect

• having or put to a practical purpose or use

• of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

• with little or no delay

• accomplished rapidly and without delay

• hurried and brief

• moving quickly and lightly

• apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

• performed with little or no delay

• easily aroused or excited

• having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

• having or showing or requiring special skill

• being of use or service

• having a useful function

• marked by skill in deception

• close in space; within reach

• close in time; about to occur

• easy to reach

• United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)