hand-picked

A form of handpicked — Picked by hand rather than by machinery.

Meanings

adjectivehand-picked (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of handpicked.

    His hand-picked collection of images gives a 128-page first-hand account of life on the railways - the locomotives, the freight and the rolling stock.

    2021 March 10, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 926, page 70
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hand-pick
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand-picked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-picked.

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