light-handed vs very good

light-handed

adj
  • Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous 

  • Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing. 

  • flippant; lacking seriousness. 

  • Thieving, larcenous. 

  • Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned. 

  • Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention. 

  • Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts. 

  • Not having a full complement of workers. 

adv
  • Carrying very little. 

  • In a light-handed manner. 

very good

adj
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: very good. 

phrase
  • A polite acknowledgement of orders or statements. 

How often have the words light-handed and very good occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )