light-handed

light-hand·ed

(līt′hăn′dĭd)adj. Having a light, delicate touch.

light′-hand′ed·ly adv.light′-hand′ed·ness n.

light′-hand′ed

adj. having a light touch; handling things delicately. [1400–50] light′-hand′ed•ly, adv. light′-hand′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.

light-handed - having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorkerdelicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

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adj having a metaphorically delicate touch

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