handiest
- 1Superlative of handy.
Among all the apps on her phone, the calendar proved the handiest for staying organized.
The garage turned out to be the handiest place to store the bikes over winter.
Note
The y of handy turns to i before -est, the same spelling change seen in happiest and busiest. The superlative carries whichever sense of handy the context calls up: the handiest tool is the most useful, the handiest drawer the nearest, and the handiest worker the most skillful. Used of a person, it often takes with to name the skill (handiest with a chisel).
Of all the carpenters on the crew, Marco was the handiest with a chisel.
Ask Dana to fix the shelf; she's the handiest person in the house.
handiest is a form of handy
handy, adjective: Easy to use; useful. Full entry
- Spelling
- handy → handiest: change y to i, add -est
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