Alternative form of secondhanded

Alternative form of secondhanded

brawny and large, with connotations of being unintelligent, as one who is fit for digging ditches.

present participle of side-hand

(transitive) To move by placing the palm of the hand on top and sliding sideways.

Careless and inactive; lacking focus or initiative. / Done carelessly; slapdash. / Having or done with hands that are slack.

Done with hands or wrists that are slack. / Idly or carelessly.

A collection of slack-handed people.

Sideways from the hand. / Done with the side of the hand. / Indirect; subtle. / (UK, of a baton or nightstick) Expanding.

(of an action executed with the hand) Sideways. / Using the side of the hand.