handlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈhandləs/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ləs/

Forms: see hand n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hand n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < hand n. + -less suffix. Compare Dutch handeloos (1573; also †handloos ), Middle Low German hantlōs , German handlos (early 15th cent. or earlier as †hantlos ), Old Icelandic handlauss , Old Swedish handlös (Swedish handlös ), Old Danish handeløs (Danish håndløs ), all in sense 1.Earlier currency is perhaps implied by the surname Willelmus Handles de Ros (1229).

1. Of a person, etc.: having no hands; without hands.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > having no

handless?c1475

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 60 Handlesse, mancus, mancutus.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 67 What accursed hand, Hath made thee handles in thy fathers sight?

1598 R. P. tr. M. Martínez Sixth Bk. Myrrour of Knighthood xvii. sig. Ll One handlesse, the other halfe leglesse followed him, both whom at two deadly thrusts he left dead.

1607 J. Day et al. Trauailes Three Eng. Brothers sig. H3^v For which thou shalt go handlesse to thy graue.

1678 T. Tenison Of Idolatry xiv. 340 A handless and headless Idol.

1719 C. Johnson Masquerade Prol. Another, Handless, Footless, Half a Man.

1790 A. Walker Ideas 226 Rome triumphant..with two handless Dacians, makes another group.

1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara I. ii. 78 He crossed the river, swimming with his handless stumps!

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xv. 287 I am haunted with spectres, eyeless, handless.

1921 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 44/1 Mr. Martin, himself handless, has attached the coat clasps to his coat and vest.

1994 W. Maples & M. Browning Dead Men do tell Tales ii. 27 The remains of a headless, handless female body had been found.

2. figurative. That does not or cannot do anything (well) with the hands; ineffective, incapable; incompetent, clumsy. Scottish and Irish English in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > clumsy with the hands

handless1483

left-handed1579

butterfingered1615

heavy-handeda1634

thumbless1648

unhandy1669

mutton-fisted1737

two-fisted1774

numb-handed1849

butterfingers1851

buttery-fingered1853

cack-handed1854

Marlborough-handed1893

thumb-fingered1903

thumby1909

ham-handed1918

ham-fisted1928

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxxij. f. lxxxj Wherfor is he nought handeles, for he hath full power to helpen and comforten all.

1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye ii. sig. n.vii The commen people are the handes of the Nobles, sith them selues bee handlesse.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxvi. 11 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 101 The mighty handlesse grew as men that slumbered.

a1658 J. Durham Expos. Rev. (1680) vii. 34 Believers have not a handlesse Mediator.

1677 J. Brown Christ the Way To Rdr. sig. C11 But how heartlesse and handlesse are they at their work?

?1795 R. Rusted Humourous & Entertaining Jester sig. C3^v You handless rascal.

1854 H. Keddie Phemie Millar 28 You are truly a poor handless thing.

1887 Irish Monthly 15 630 She was so handless and awkward; had so few ideas of what should be done in a house.

1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song iv. 233 An oldish stock from Bervie he was, gey handless at first, John Brigson his name.

2005 R. Douglas Night Song Last Tram 161 If I dropped or split something at the dinner table he'd immediately reach over and clout me—‘Yah handless fucker!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handless
释义	handlessadj. Brit. /ˈhandləs/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ləs/ Forms: see hand n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hand n., -less suffix. Etymology: < hand n. + -less suffix. Compare Dutch handeloos (1573; also †handloos ), Middle Low German hantlōs , German handlos (early 15th cent. or earlier as †hantlos ), Old Icelandic handlauss , Old Swedish handlös (Swedish handlös ), Old Danish handeløs (Danish håndløs ), all in sense 1.Earlier currency is perhaps implied by the surname Willelmus Handles de Ros (1229). 1. Of a person, etc.: having no hands; without hands. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > having no handless?c1475 ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 60 Handlesse, mancus, mancutus. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 67 What accursed hand, Hath made thee handles in thy fathers sight? View more context for this quotation 1598 R. P. tr. M. Martínez Sixth Bk. Myrrour of Knighthood xvii. sig. Ll One handlesse, the other halfe leglesse followed him, both whom at two deadly thrusts he left dead. 1607 J. Day et al. Trauailes Three Eng. Brothers sig. H3^v For which thou shalt go handlesse to thy graue. 1678 T. Tenison Of Idolatry xiv. 340 A handless and headless Idol. 1719 C. Johnson Masquerade Prol. Another, Handless, Footless, Half a Man. 1790 A. Walker Ideas 226 Rome triumphant..with two handless Dacians, makes another group. 1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara I. ii. 78 He crossed the river, swimming with his handless stumps! 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xv. 287 I am haunted with spectres, eyeless, handless. 1921 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 44/1 Mr. Martin, himself handless, has attached the coat clasps to his coat and vest. 1994 W. Maples & M. Browning Dead Men do tell Tales ii. 27 The remains of a headless, handless female body had been found. 2. figurative. That does not or cannot do anything (well) with the hands; ineffective, incapable; incompetent, clumsy. Scottish and Irish English in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > clumsy with the hands handless1483 left-handed1579 butterfingered1615 heavy-handeda1634 thumbless1648 unhandy1669 mutton-fisted1737 two-fisted1774 numb-handed1849 butterfingers1851 buttery-fingered1853 cack-handed1854 Marlborough-handed1893 thumb-fingered1903 thumby1909 ham-handed1918 ham-fisted1928 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxxij. f. lxxxj Wherfor is he nought handeles, for he hath full power to helpen and comforten all. 1563 L. Humphrey Nobles or of Nobilitye ii. sig. n.vii The commen people are the handes of the Nobles, sith them selues bee handlesse. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxvi. 11 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 101 The mighty handlesse grew as men that slumbered. a1658 J. Durham Expos. Rev. (1680) vii. 34 Believers have not a handlesse Mediator. 1677 J. Brown Christ the Way To Rdr. sig. C11 But how heartlesse and handlesse are they at their work? ?1795 R. Rusted Humourous & Entertaining Jester sig. C3^v You handless rascal. 1854 H. Keddie Phemie Millar 28 You are truly a poor handless thing. 1887 Irish Monthly 15 630 She was so handless and awkward; had so few ideas of what should be done in a house. 1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song iv. 233 An oldish stock from Bervie he was, gey handless at first, John Brigson his name. 2005 R. Douglas Night Song Last Tram 161 If I dropped or split something at the dinner table he'd immediately reach over and clout me—‘Yah handless fucker!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1475
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