handpicked

See also: hand-picked

English

Alternative forms

• hand-picked
• hand picked

Etymology

From hand +‎ picked.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

handpicked (not comparable)

1. Picked by hand rather than by machinery.

   The farm sells handpicked apples and pears.

2. (figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.

   A number of handpicked employees will run the project.

Translations

picked by hand

Bulgarian: бран на ръка (bran na rǎka) Finnish: käsin poimittu French: récolté à la main, cueilli manuellement Norwegian: Bokmål: håndplukket Polish: zebrany ręcznie Portuguese: colhido à mão Swedish: handplockad (sv) Yiddish: אױסגעקליבן (oysgeklibn)

selected with great care

Bulgarian: подбран (bg) (podbran) Dutch: handgekozen Finnish: huolella valittu, poimittu French: trié sur le volet (fr) German: handverlesen (de) Norwegian: Bokmål: håndplukket, håndplukka, handplukket, handplukka Nynorsk: handplukka Polish: dobrany (pl), wyselekcjonowany Portuguese: escolhido a dedo (of people, objects, etc.) Spanish: escogido personalmente, seleccionado cuidadosamente Swedish: handplockad (sv)

Verb

handpicked

1. simple past and past participle of handpick