Meanings
adjectivedeadhanded (comparative more deadhanded, superlative most deadhanded)
comparative more deadhanded · superlative most deadhanded
- alternativeAlternative form of dead-handed.
The Westminster Gazette referred to 'the withering touch of deadhanded departmentalism".
1995, Asa Briggs, The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume 1, →ISBN
Origin
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APA
deadhanded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhanded
MLA
“deadhanded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhanded. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deadhanded,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deadhanded.
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