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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Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Thankfully, most pools offer private, gender-neutral, and accessible changing places — and Trans Ísland even maintains a handy list of trans-friendly pools.
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The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission offers a handy guide here.
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The handy heat alert system means the red button on the shade turns white should the car become dangerously hot.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 1 July 2024
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Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Thankfully, most pools offer private, gender-neutral, and accessible changing places — and Trans Ísland even maintains a handy list of trans-friendly pools.
—Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission offers a handy guide here.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
The handy heat alert system means the red button on the shade turns white should the car become dangerously hot.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 1 July 2024
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“Handy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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