handish

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adjective

Of or relating to the hand; handly.

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Meanings

adjectivehandish (comparative more handish, superlative most handish)

comparative more handish · superlative most handish

  1. nonstandardOf or relating to the hand; handly.

    however, we must not speak of a desk but only of "smooth," "hard" sense-data as our hands are in contact with the surface. And since we do not know if there are any material objects, we must consider our hand as a "handish" sense-datum to accommodate our subjectivist friends.

    1962, The Review of Metaphysics
  2. nonstandardLike or resembling a hand, especially in form or appearance.

Origin

From hand + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with handish

standishbrandishbandishblandishlandishsandish
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Anagrams

Dhanish
Cite this entry
APA

handish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handish

MLA

“handish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handish.

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