handpicked

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handpicked

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From hand + picked.

adjective hand-picked · hand picked

  1. not comparable Picked by hand rather than by machinery. The farm sells handpicked apples and pears.
  2. figuratively, not comparable Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual. A number of handpicked employees will run the project.

verb hand-picked · hand picked

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of handpick

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adj picked by hand

Portuguêscolhido à mão
Françaisrécolté à la main, cueilli manuellement

adj selected with great care

Españolescogido personalmente, seleccionado cuidadosamente
Portuguêsescolhido a dedo
Françaistrié sur le volet
Deutschhandverlesen

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@misc{handpicked_2026,
  title = {handpicked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handpicked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}