well-handled

[ wel-han-dld ]

adjective

1. managed, directed, or completed with efficiency:

   a well-handled political campaign.

2. treated with taste, discretion, etc.:

   a delicate but well-handled subject.

3. having been handled or used much:

   a sale of well-handled goods.

well-handled

adjective

1. having been managed successfully

   a well-handled merger

2. operated or employed skillfully

   a well-handled vehicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-handled¹

First recorded in 1470–80

Example Sentences

His cut-back from the byeline enabled PSG to equalise after a poor clearance, but he was, on the whole, well-handled by the Barcelona defence.

From BBC

Fungi, like so many organisms, invite us to think in new ways about many well-handled concepts that we might have thought we understood.

From New York Times

This is thrilling stuff, well-handled by the director Rick Famuyiwa and the effects team, who keep the action clear and dynamic while also making it look like a proper melee.

From New York Times

Glenn Fitzgerald, as the Brusteins’ upstairs neighbor, a gay playwright; Julian De Niro, as a Black proletarian who asks Gloria to marry him; and Grotelueschen are all blessed with meaty, well-handled supporting roles.

From Washington Post

It said that while "financial matters have been well-handled and fundraising goals regularly achieved", management norms and procedures had to be improved.

From Reuters