handish

adj — 2 senses

handish

adj

Etymology From hand + -ish.

1

Nonstandard Of or relating to the hand; handly.

  • however, we must not speak of a desk but only of "smooth," "hard" sense-data as our hands are in contact with the surface. And since we do not know if there are any material objects, we must consider our hand as a "handish" sense-datum to accommodate our subjectivist friends.1962, The Review of Metaphysics:
2

Nonstandard Like or resembling a hand, especially in form or appearance.

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