Usually means: Gentle, subtle in approach, control.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word light-handed:

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  1. light-handed: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. light-handed: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. light-handed: Vocabulary.com
  4. light-handed: Wordnik
  5. light-handed: Wiktionary
  6. light-handed: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. light-handed: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. light-handed: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Light-handed, light-handed: Dictionary.com
  10. Light-handed: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. light-handed: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. light-handed: Rhymezone
  13. Light-handed: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. light-handed: Free Dictionary
  15. light-handed: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. light-handed: Dictionary/thesaurus

(Note: See light-handedness as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (light-handed)

adjective:  Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
adjective:  Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts.
adjective:  Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous
adjective:  Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing.
adjective:  Flippant; lacking seriousness.
adjective:  (nautical or military) Not having a full complement of workers.
adjective:  Thieving, larcenous.
adjective:  (food) Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned.
adjective:  (obsolete) Having or requiring little strength.
adverb:  Carrying very little.
adverb:  In a light-handed manner.

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