different between suited vs handly

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?su?t?d/
• (old-fashioned RP) IPA^(key): /?sju?t?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sut?d/

Verb

suited

1. simple past tense and past participle of suit

Adjective

suited (not comparable)

1. (card games, in combination) Having the specified number or kind of suits.

2. (poker, of two or more cards) Of the same suit.

Derived terms

• well-suited, well suited

Anagrams

• Eudist, dustie, duties, studie

English

Etymology

From Middle English handly, handliche; equivalent to hand +? -ly. Compare German handlich (“handy, manageable”), Swedish handlig (“handy”).

Adjective

handly (not comparable)

1. (rare) Synonym of handy
   • 1971, World justice: Volume 12:

     […] Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris published a handly manual in off -set intitled Bibliography — International Migration of Manpower (1).

   • 1859, The Spectator: Volume 32:

     The Practical Guide for Italy, comprising the North and Central portions of the Peninsula has just been issued, and fully sustains the established character of the series. It is accompanied with a handly little map illustrative of the war.

2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the hand; manual.

Anagrams

• Hyland