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light-hand·ed (l

adj.

Having a light, delicate touch.

light-handed·ly adv.

light-handed·ness n.

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Adj.

light-handed - having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker

delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

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