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Handy

/ˈhændi/
Useful and easy to handle or access, often contributing to convenience or skillfulness

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Examples:

'Luckily I happened to have all that money handy.'

The salt came in very handy.

Knowing could come in handy.

Etymology:

etymology
Originated from the late Middle English handy, with the meaning close at hand, from hand. The shift to the modern sense of skillful or useful occurred in the 17th century.

Usage Statistics:

63 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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