handholdy

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adjective

Tending to hold someone's hand ("to guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details"); overly tutorialized or railroaded.

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Meanings

adjectivehandholdy (comparative more handholdy, superlative most handholdy)

comparative more handholdy · superlative most handholdy

  1. slangTending to hold someone's hand ("to guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details"); overly tutorialized or railroaded.

Origin

From handhold + -y.

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APA

handholdy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handholdy

MLA

“handholdy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handholdy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handholdy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handholdy.

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