English Explanatory Dictionary

dry-handed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having hands that are dry.
  2. Old and withered, with connotations of lacking sexual potency or appeal.
  3. Empty-handed.
  4. Unarmed; lacking special equipment for fighting.
  5. Snobbish; concerned more with social standing than actual worth.

Word forms

dry-handed more dry-handed most dry-handed dryhanded

Etymology

From dry + handed.

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