How to pronounce “light-handed”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
• Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts.
• Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous
• Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing.
• Flippant; lacking seriousness.
• (nautical or military) Not having a full complement of workers.
• Thieving, larcenous.
• (food) Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned.
• (obsolete) Having or requiring little strength.
• [Adverb]
• Carrying very little.
• In a light-handed manner.

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