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handpicked

handpicked

1 3.7
Carefully chosen for quality or a special purpose
  • adjective
  • /ˈhændˌpɪkt/
translation icon : seleccionado
  • The artist's latest collection consists of handpicked pieces that showcase his unique style.

They have experts that will go to work to find items exclusively for you and every piece is handpicked and they'll send them to you and it's great.

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Examples

  • It's her very own imprint at Amazon Publishing, full of great reads handpicked by Mindy herself.

  • The board of directors is chosen by a group of partners, which is made-up of the founder Jack Ma and his handpicked partners.

    Patrick Boyle

  • But Linus Media Group, the greatest thing about it is the people here, every one of them is handpicked by me.

  • Here there are no ads, just handpicked creators you can trust working hard to create original, thoughtful content.

  • Western leaders should press for free and fair elections, even if the Kremlin's handpicked candidate is almost sure to win.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The union bosses are funneling over one billion dollars into the campaigns of their handpicked candidates, especially in key states like Nevada.

    Blog text (34)

  • But then you have Elon Musk and all of these oligarchs that back JD Vance and he was handpicked by them.

  • Tsvangirai reluctantly accepted the arrangement despite having won the March 2008 parliamentary election outright—a result that Mugabe's handpicked electoral commission refused to honor.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The chef prepared a special menu featuring handpicked ingredients from local farms.

  • She chose a selection of handpicked flowers for the bouquet, ensuring they matched perfectly.

Synonyms

select
vshandpicked
  • Formal
74 5.9

Carefully chosen to be part of a small special group

is used more generally for careful quality matters rather than showing exclusivity
well-chosen
vshandpicked
4 4.1

Carefully picked to suit a situation or purpose

focuses more on high quality and special purpose than mere suitability
choice
vshandpicked
5.1

Very good and carefully chosen

emphasizes careful attention to purpose or method rather than only high quality

Antonyms

random
527 3.4

Happening without a plan and by chance

mass-produced
8 3.8

Made in large numbers in factories rather than by hand

How Selective

exclusive
399 5.4
handpicked
1 3.7
selected
2.0
random
527 3.4

Surface Forms

handpicked positive

Morphology

handpicked = handpick (transparent) = hand + pick + ed

Formed from the verb 'handpick' (hand + pick) with the regular participial suffix '-ed', so the adjective meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

The word handpicked comes from the simple idea of choosing something by hand—hand + pick—like someone picking the best apples one by one. So, handpicked means 'carefully chosen' or made special by personal selection.