Etymology

light-handed

light·hand·ed

Today it means: Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention. Full definition →

Middle English lyghte handyd
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromlyghte handyd
  2. English todaylight-handed

From Middle English lyghte handyd, from light (adjective) + honded, participle of honden (“to seize, take charge of”), from the noun hond (“hand”). See more at hand.

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