handed
Gave to someone
Handed describes how something relates to hands or handedness.
A person is right-handed or left-handed depending on which hand dominates.
Objects designed for specific hands are left-handed scissors.
Combined with adjectives, it characterizes manner: heavy-handed means clumsy or oppressive, even-handed means fair.
To be handed something is to receive it directly: She was handed the award.
Skilled with both hands
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
- cross-dominancePreferring opposite limbs for tasks
- lateralityDominant side tendency
- switch-hitterBats left and right
Went beyond or succeeded
- deliveredBrought to recipient
- givenAccepted as fact
- presentedFormally gave or showed
- submittedFormally gave for consideration
conveyed · offered · bestowed · entrusted · relinquished · surrendered · bequeathed · transmitted
Divided and given out
- dispensedGave out portions
- issuedReleased or distributed officially
- allocatedDesignated for distribution
- doled outDistributed in portions
circulated · dealt · shared · rationed · apportioned · disseminated · parceled
Physically skilled, agile
- adroitMentally or physically nimble
- nimble-fingeredManually agile and precise
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
- butter-fingeredProne to dropping things
Inherited family treasure
- passed onDied or transferred
- bequeathedLeft as inheritance
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- ancestralOf one's forebears
generational · legacy · tradition · family · patrimony · birthright · succession · descendant
ambidextrous
Skilled with both hands
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
- cross-dominancePreferring opposite limbs for tasks
- lateralityDominant side tendency
passed
Went beyond or succeeded
submitted · conveyed · offered · bestowed · entrusted · relinquished · surrendered · bequeathed · transmitted · turned over
backhanded
Deceptively unkind praise
distributed
Divided and given out
- dispensedGave out portions
- issuedReleased or distributed officially
- allocatedDesignated for distribution
doled out · circulated · dealt · shared · rationed · apportioned · disseminated · parceled
dexterous
Physically skilled, agile
- adroitMentally or physically nimble
- nimble-fingeredManually agile and precise
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
- passed onDied or transferred
- bequeathedLeft as inheritance
- inheritedReceived from forebears
ancestral · generational · legacy · tradition · family · patrimony · birthright · succession · descendant · lineage
- shake handsMutual palm-grip greeting
- wash your handsRemove germs with soap
- right handDominant side for most
- holding handsGripping another's palm
- hold handsGrasp another's fingers
- hands upSurrender gesture demand
hand, handle, handy, hands, handsome, handful, handled, handling, handicap