neat-handedadj.

Brit.

/ˌniːtˈhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈnitˈhæn(d)əd/

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

Etymology: < neat adj. + handed adj. Compare earlier fair-handed adj. at fair adj. and n.¹ Compounds 1b.

Having neat or pretty hands (now rare); deft in handling things; dexterous.Formerly frequently in neat-handed Phillis (see Phillis n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having or characterized by bodily skill > skilled with hands

handya1525

fine-fingeredc1555

sure-handed1555

nimble-fingered1629

neat-fingered1641

neat-handed1645

sleight-hand1792

1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 34 Their savory dinner..Which the neat-handed Phillis dresses.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Pains It must be set on the Table by a neat handed Servitor, lest it should be broken as it is serving up.

1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad i. 4 A neat-handed dairy-maid.

1845 Peter Parley's Ann. 195 Bracelets for the neatest-handed of her nymphs.

1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 5 Neat-handed Phillis and a coadjutor served tea and coffee.

1927 Proc. Royal Soc. 1926–7 A. 113 p. xiii As an experimenter he was very good, being neat-handed and clever at arranging apparatus.

1970 R. Davies Fifth Business i. vii. 29 My father was neat-handed and swift.

Derivatives

ˌneat-ˈhandedness n. now rare dexterity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity

hagherlaikc1175

sleight1390

sleight of handa1500

dexterity1548

manage1598

dexterousness1622

neat-handedness1839

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 218 The French with all their ingenuity and neat-handedness.

1865 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 533 The French doctor had praised her skill and neat-handedness.

1926 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 36 427 Any special ability may be turned to criminal account. The dexterous boy is aided by his neat-handedness in opening a till.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neat-handed
释义	neat-handedadj. Brit. /ˌniːtˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˈnitˈhæn(d)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neat adj., handed adj. Etymology: < neat adj. + handed adj. Compare earlier fair-handed adj. at fair adj. and n.¹ Compounds 1b. Having neat or pretty hands (now rare); deft in handling things; dexterous.Formerly frequently in neat-handed Phillis (see Phillis n.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having or characterized by bodily skill > skilled with hands handya1525 fine-fingeredc1555 sure-handed1555 nimble-fingered1629 neat-fingered1641 neat-handed1645 sleight-hand1792 1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 34 Their savory dinner..Which the neat-handed Phillis dresses. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Pains It must be set on the Table by a neat handed Servitor, lest it should be broken as it is serving up. 1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad i. 4 A neat-handed dairy-maid. 1845 Peter Parley's Ann. 195 Bracelets for the neatest-handed of her nymphs. 1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 5 Neat-handed Phillis and a coadjutor served tea and coffee. 1927 Proc. Royal Soc. 1926–7 A. 113 p. xiii As an experimenter he was very good, being neat-handed and clever at arranging apparatus. 1970 R. Davies Fifth Business i. vii. 29 My father was neat-handed and swift. Derivatives ˌneat-ˈhandedness n. now rare dexterity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity hagherlaikc1175 sleight1390 sleight of handa1500 dexterity1548 manage1598 dexterousness1622 neat-handedness1839 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 218 The French with all their ingenuity and neat-handedness. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 533 The French doctor had praised her skill and neat-handedness. 1926 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 36 427 Any special ability may be turned to criminal account. The dexterous boy is aided by his neat-handedness in opening a till. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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