light-handedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtˈhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌhændəd/,

/ˌlaɪtˈhændəd/

Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and handed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, handed adj.

Etymology: < light adj.¹ + handed adj.

a. Handled deftly, lightly, or carefully; having a light or deft touch. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [adjective] > having a light touch

light-handed1440

light-fingered1736

nice-fingered1785

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 304 Lyghte handyd, manulevis.

?1719 Present State Physick in M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ VI. iii. 16 Some of the most handy of the Barbers, Tooth-drawers, Corn-cutters, and such-like ingenious slight of Hand-workers, or light-handed dexterous Artists.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxx. 16 She was one of the cleverest and lightest-handed women we ever had about us.

1891 Spectator 21 Mar. Light-handed treatment of the trifles of life.

1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Aug. One has no sense of the sweat of the academic brow while reading these light-handed, spirited pieces.

2008 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Jan. 24/1 Gopnik is at his light-handed best in such brief, illuminating surveys.

b. Of regulation, checks, governance, etc.: restrained, moderate; not strict, thorough, or detailed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference

unmeddling1614

uninterposing1749

unofficious1807

to let alone1826

non-interfering1840

unmeddlesome1852

hands off1860

light-handed1862

1862 Spectator 8 Feb. 159/1 Mr Underhill gives a very pleasant picture of the President of Hayti,..whose fair and tolerant—perhaps only too mild and light-handed—rule presents a very remarkable contrast to that of the..Emperor Soulouque.

1975 N.Y. Times 13 July iii. 2/3 P.S.A's romance with the state public utilities commission and its light-handed regulation has turned sour.

2020 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 18 Aug. a6 B.C., in an effort to stamp out community spread, on Monday said it is examining the legal tools it has to crack down on people partying on private property, a break from the government's light-handed approach.

†2. Giving or receiving readily or without consideration. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1563 W. Cecil Let. 27 Feb. in Abp. M. Parker Corr. (1853) (modernized text) 172 I beseech your Grace be not too light-handed in licences to every person.

1577 T. Cartwright Rest of Second Replie agaynst Dr. Whitgiftes Second Answer ii. viii. 246 Vuhere he taketh for graunted by me, that some of the Apostles vsed a seueral apparel: he is to light handed, in taking that, which I neuer gaue.

1586 T. Cartwright Let. 2 July (P.R.O.: SP 15/29) f. 188^v I left order with my wife, that she should not be lighthanded in receiving that alwayes that might be offered.

3. Carrying little; lightly laden.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [adjective] > loading > laden

ycharged1297

chargedc1400

well-laden1570

light1578

loaden1600

loadened1638

heavy-laden1697

laded1708

light-handed1731

loaded1830

laden1867

1731 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Eclogues i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 8 And for th' ungrateful Town fat Cheese was press'd; Still Cashless, and Light-handed I return'd.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. iii. i. 177 It was agreed..that..we should set out as light-handed as possible.

2007 C. Glogowski & A. Glogowski Shades of Blue 100 Travel light headed. Travel light hearted. Travel light handed. Keep your hand, head, and hearts clean.

4. Given to or skilled at pilfering or pickpocketing; light-fingered.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective]

light-fingered1546

lime-fingered1546

pilfering1546

fine-fingeredc1555

filching1570

mitching1576

lurching1577

lime-twig1602

nimming1603

pitchy1660

fingerative1674

marauding1748

light-handed1769

tarry1822

tarry-fingered1825

sticky-fingered1855

panhandling1884

tarry-fisted1906

1769 tr. Ess. Laughter 136 A certain light-handed industrious pilferer, had laid a scheme to rob me of my treasure.

1836 Herald (N.Y.) 2 July 1/2 He has had stolen a mahogany box, containing $218 in bills and silver. The light-handed gentleman, who took this..article, will no doubt confer a favor on the loser by returning it.

1948 Baltimore Afro American 3 Jan. m3/1 The light-handed thief..removed $45 from the shoe of an Oakland, Calif., movie fan, who awoke from his slumber to comment, ‘Never even felt it,..and I'm ticklish, too.’

2015 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 1 Nov. Three years ago, when my hands were full of flowers, a light-handed thief unzipped my backpack pocket and filched my iPod.

5. Short-staffed, understaffed. Cf. short-handed adj.² 2a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [adjective] > well- or ill-manned

strong-handed1801

light-handed1830

1830 N. Ames Mariner's Sketches ix. 82 A deep loaded, dull-sailing, light-handed ship.

1943 Mudgee (New S. Wales) Guardian 16 Aug. There was no surplus of labor on our farms and stations. In fact, most of them were already being run light-handed.

Derivatives

light-ˈhandedness n. skill at handling deftly or lightly; dexterity (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [noun] > a light touch > lightness of touch

light-handedness1604

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Legeirdemaine, light-handednesse, craftie slights, and conueiance.

1879 W. Black Macleod of Dare I. 152 What you want is..the dexterous light-handedness of a woman.

2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Late ed.) (Review section) 3 The fantastical light-handedness of Winterson's writing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	light-handed
释义	light-handedadj. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌhændəd/, /ˌlaɪtˈhændəd/ Forms: see light adj.¹ and n.² and handed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light adj.¹, handed adj. Etymology: < light adj.¹ + handed adj. 1. a. Handled deftly, lightly, or carefully; having a light or deft touch. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [adjective] > having a light touch light-handed1440 light-fingered1736 nice-fingered1785 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 304 Lyghte handyd, manulevis. ?1719 Present State Physick in M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ VI. iii. 16 Some of the most handy of the Barbers, Tooth-drawers, Corn-cutters, and such-like ingenious slight of Hand-workers, or light-handed dexterous Artists. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxx. 16 She was one of the cleverest and lightest-handed women we ever had about us. 1891 Spectator 21 Mar. Light-handed treatment of the trifles of life. 1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 Aug. One has no sense of the sweat of the academic brow while reading these light-handed, spirited pieces. 2008 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Jan. 24/1 Gopnik is at his light-handed best in such brief, illuminating surveys. b. Of regulation, checks, governance, etc.: restrained, moderate; not strict, thorough, or detailed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference unmeddling1614 uninterposing1749 unofficious1807 to let alone1826 non-interfering1840 unmeddlesome1852 hands off1860 light-handed1862 1862 Spectator 8 Feb. 159/1 Mr Underhill gives a very pleasant picture of the President of Hayti,..whose fair and tolerant—perhaps only too mild and light-handed—rule presents a very remarkable contrast to that of the..Emperor Soulouque. 1975 N.Y. Times 13 July iii. 2/3 P.S.A's romance with the state public utilities commission and its light-handed regulation has turned sour. 2020 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 18 Aug. a6 B.C., in an effort to stamp out community spread, on Monday said it is examining the legal tools it has to crack down on people partying on private property, a break from the government's light-handed approach. †2. Giving or receiving readily or without consideration. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1563 W. Cecil Let. 27 Feb. in Abp. M. Parker Corr. (1853) (modernized text) 172 I beseech your Grace be not too light-handed in licences to every person. 1577 T. Cartwright Rest of Second Replie agaynst Dr. Whitgiftes Second Answer ii. viii. 246 Vuhere he taketh for graunted by me, that some of the Apostles vsed a seueral apparel: he is to light handed, in taking that, which I neuer gaue. 1586 T. Cartwright Let. 2 July (P.R.O.: SP 15/29) f. 188^v I left order with my wife, that she should not be lighthanded in receiving that alwayes that might be offered. 3. Carrying little; lightly laden. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [adjective] > loading > laden ycharged1297 chargedc1400 well-laden1570 light1578 loaden1600 loadened1638 heavy-laden1697 laded1708 light-handed1731 loaded1830 laden1867 1731 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Eclogues i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 8 And for th' ungrateful Town fat Cheese was press'd; Still Cashless, and Light-handed I return'd. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. iii. i. 177 It was agreed..that..we should set out as light-handed as possible. 2007 C. Glogowski & A. Glogowski Shades of Blue 100 Travel light headed. Travel light hearted. Travel light handed. Keep your hand, head, and hearts clean. 4. Given to or skilled at pilfering or pickpocketing; light-fingered. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [adjective] light-fingered1546 lime-fingered1546 pilfering1546 fine-fingeredc1555 filching1570 mitching1576 lurching1577 lime-twig1602 nimming1603 pitchy1660 fingerative1674 marauding1748 light-handed1769 tarry1822 tarry-fingered1825 sticky-fingered1855 panhandling1884 tarry-fisted1906 1769 tr. Ess. Laughter 136 A certain light-handed industrious pilferer, had laid a scheme to rob me of my treasure. 1836 Herald (N.Y.) 2 July 1/2 He has had stolen a mahogany box, containing $218 in bills and silver. The light-handed gentleman, who took this..article, will no doubt confer a favor on the loser by returning it. 1948 Baltimore Afro American 3 Jan. m3/1 The light-handed thief..removed $45 from the shoe of an Oakland, Calif., movie fan, who awoke from his slumber to comment, ‘Never even felt it,..and I'm ticklish, too.’ 2015 Philippines Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 1 Nov. Three years ago, when my hands were full of flowers, a light-handed thief unzipped my backpack pocket and filched my iPod. 5. Short-staffed, understaffed. Cf. short-handed adj.² 2a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [adjective] > well- or ill-manned strong-handed1801 light-handed1830 1830 N. Ames Mariner's Sketches ix. 82 A deep loaded, dull-sailing, light-handed ship. 1943 Mudgee (New S. Wales) Guardian 16 Aug. There was no surplus of labor on our farms and stations. In fact, most of them were already being run light-handed. Derivatives light-ˈhandedness n. skill at handling deftly or lightly; dexterity (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [noun] > a light touch > lightness of touch light-handedness1604 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Legeirdemaine, light-handednesse, craftie slights, and conueiance. 1879 W. Black Macleod of Dare I. 152 What you want is..the dexterous light-handedness of a woman. 2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Late ed.) (Review section) 3 The fantastical light-handedness of Winterson's writing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1440
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