light-handed vs lighthanded

light-handed

adv
  • In a light-handed manner. 

  • Carrying very little. 

adj
  • 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. 

  • Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous 

  • Not having a full complement of workers. 

lighthanded

adv
  • In a light-handed manner. 

  • Carrying very little. 

adj
  • Thieving. 

  • flippant. 

  • nimble and dextrous; 

  • Light-hearted. 

  • Sparing. 

  • benign and with minimal intervention. 

  • Not having a full complement of workers. 

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