handyPronunciation: /ˈhandi/Translate handy | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of handy adjective (handier, handiest) 1convenient to handle or use; useful:a handy desktop encyclopedia the brush is handy for vacuuming stubborn dust and dirt 2ready to hand:keep credit cards handy placed or occurring conveniently:a hotel in a handy central location 3skilful:he’s handy with a needle noun (plural handies) (in Europe) a mobile phone. Phrases come in handy informal turn out to be useful:the sort of junk that might come in handy one dayDerivatives handily adverb handiness noun handy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of handy in the US English dictionary
