light-handed

Definitions

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