händig
Händig is a German adjective that describes skill or dexterity with the hands, or refers to something done by hand rather than by machine. In contemporary Standard German the sense of being “handy” or convenient is usually expressed with words such as handlich or praktisch; händig tends to have a more literary, regional, or historical flavor and is less common in everyday language. It can also describe a person who is adept with manual tasks, meaning muscled by manual skill or deft in handling tools.
Etymology and linguistic notes
The word händig is formed from the noun Hand (hand) with the adjectival suffix -ig, and is
Today, händig is encountered mainly in historical texts, literary contexts, or regional speech. In most modern