handed
adjective
hand·ed
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Definition of handed
1
: having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination a large-handed man
2
: using a specified hand or number of hands
—used in combination right-handeda one-handed catch
Examples of handed in a Sentence
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The initial plan was to have Garcia start the first and third games of this series with Ty France starting Tuesday against right-hander Walker Buehler, who fairs better against left-handed batters. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: Renfroe hunting fastballs; Garcia’s milestone; Margot gets up," 28 Aug. 2019 Hahn, a left-handed pitcher and first baseman bound for UCLA, hit .376 with nine home runs, 33 runs batted in and 23 runs scored for Huntington Beach. — Daily Pilot, "7 locals earn All-CIF Southern Section honors in baseball," 27 Aug. 2019 The right-handed pitcher has a 4-0 record and 3.95 ERA in 57 innings at Class AA Montgomery. — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, "Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer's wife, child killed in Virginia, per reports," 27 Aug. 2019 The homer to Lamb was the first blast McGee has given up to a left-handed batter all season. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies blow early lead, give up three homers in sixth inning in loss to Diamondbacks," 12 Aug. 2019 At its best, the pitch darts sharply inward and down against right-handed batters. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Latest Casualty of M.L.B.’s Changing Ball: Masahiro Tanaka’s Splitter," 5 Aug. 2019 Lodolo showed Farmer a highlight on his phone from his college season at TCU, a slider to a right-handed batter. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Reds 1st-round pick Nick Lodolo dazzles in debut for Dayton Dragons," 26 July 2019 Including Saturday, right-handed batters had hit .293 with a 1.022 OPS in 219 plate appearances against Holland this season. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, "Giants’ Farhan Zaidi, Bruce Bochy explain why Derek Holland was designated for assignment," 21 July 2019 Holt is the prototypical leadoff hitter, a left-handed batter with speed who gets on base. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers selections in the MLB draft, rounds 3-10," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'handed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for handed
handed
adjective
hand·ed
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Kids Definition of handed
: using a particular hand or number of hands
left-handed a one-handed catch
handed
adjective
hand·ed
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Medical Definition of handed
1
: having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
a large-handed man
2
: using a specified hand or number of hands
—used in combination
right-handed