What's the difference between convenient and handy?

Convenient


Definition:

  • (v. i.) Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.
  • (v. i.) Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools.
  • (v. i.) Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season.
  • (v. i.) Near at hand; easy of access.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) One of the most interesting aspects of the shadow cabinet elections, not always readily interpreted because of the bizarre process of alliances of convenience, is whether his colleagues are ready to forgive and forget his long years as Brown's representative on earth.
  • (2) It was found to be convenient for routine laboratory use and increased the yield of positive plate cultures in specimens without antibiotics from 53 to 75% (P less than 0.01) and in specimens containing antibiotics from 24 to 38% (P less than 0.05).
  • (3) A new and convenient method for the preparation of the four stereoisomers of dihexadecanoyl phosphatidylinositol has been developed.
  • (4) This method was convenient, cell morphology was preserved so that combined morphological and immunological characterization of specific cells was possible in mixed cell populations.
  • (5) Acid production by carbohydrate fermentation increases urease production by Klebsiella: pH 4 is the most convenient pH for urease synthesis by these bacteria.
  • (6) Patients treated with ciprofloxacin may need added coverage for anaerobes, but the drug's excellent activity against nosocomial pathogens and its availability in oral form allow for an early change to oral therapy without compromising effectiveness coupled with added savings and convenience.
  • (7) Spain's tax office is conveniently, some could say suspiciously, underfunded.
  • (8) A rapid and convenient procedure has been developed for the measurement of mRNA half-life in S.cerevisiae using the transcriptional inhibitor, 1,10-phenanthroline.
  • (9) In the reduced state, the active centre of the protein has an ESR signal with a g-factor of 1.94 [3, 4] which is convenient for our purposes.
  • (10) The technique is simple, is convenient for the patient, and is always available without additional special equipment.
  • (11) TVS is a highly accurate and convenient method for preoperatively evaluating myometrial invasion.
  • (12) The whole solid-phase procedure up to the sequencing gel takes about 2 hours and is much faster and more convenient than chemical RNA sequencing in solution according to Peattie, especially if many fragments are to be processed.
  • (13) It allows for a clear and concise convenience of information about the disease processes, use of medications, and treatment options.
  • (14) Enzyme assay by HPLC is more rapid and convenient than previous GlcNAc-T assays using lectin columns or electrophoresis.
  • (15) We conclude that routine use of Golytely is preferable to methods involving catharsis and standard tap water enemas for barium enema examination, on the grounds that it is equally effective, yet more convenient for patients and for the radiology department, and reduces total costs.
  • (16) 2) For the convenience of description of the nerve supply to the intercostalis interni et intimi, each intercostal nerve is divided into three parts from proximal to distal: part 1, the outside of the intercostalis intimus; part 2, between the intercostalis intimus and intercostalis internus; and part 3, inside the intercostalis internus.
  • (17) The gastrostomy catheter can be easily removed when treatment is ended and conveniently replaced if accidentally dislodged.
  • (18) He claimed that while he faced pressure to reduce airport queues, including from ministers, he could never be accused of compromising security for convenience.
  • (19) But like so many of his colleagues in the Trump administration , Spicer has shown us how unconsciousness and stupidity can, however paradoxically, assume a Machiavellian function – how a flagrant example of gross insensitivity and flat-out odiousness can serve as yet another useful and convenient distraction.
  • (20) The test is convenient and rapid (test time 80 s), and thus is particularly useful in all clinical settings where prompt testing is needed.

Handy


Definition:

  • (superl.) Performed by the hand.
  • (superl.) Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.
  • (superl.) Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
  • (superl.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Other than failing to get a goal, I couldn’t ask for anything more.” From Lambert’s perspective there was an element of misfortune about the first and third goals, with Willian benefitting from handy ricochets on both occasions.
  • (2) Compared with other instruments for the same purposes, the Gelomat has following advantages: Simple and handy use, good sensitivity and reproducibility, capability for simultaneous measurement of gel strength and gel elasticity.
  • (3) Giant spiders from Mars This is particularly handy later, when we encounter the mid-level boss, a giant spider-like vehicle known as a Fallen Walker.
  • (4) But playing with the filters means you can whittle the selection down by location and availability – handy, given there are several thousand dogs on offer in London alone.
  • (5) The new dry reagent strip method which takes only 1 min to carry out and requires only 20 microliters of blood seems to be handy and reliable.
  • (6) I liked working there in the "people department" (a new euphemism for the women's section in the age of feminism), since it offered handy distractions from the horror of the blank page.
  • (7) 7.25pm BST More via the nice, not to say obliging chaps @Ussoccer – in this case, a handy video preview of the game that is now, what, five minutes and some anthems away… 7.20pm BST Weather and warm-up update from US soccer… 7.16pm BST And Bosnia-Herzegovina: Begovic, Spahic, Bicakcic, Salihovic, Zukanovic, Lulic, Rahimic, Pjanic, Misimovic, Ibisevic, Dzeko.
  • (8) You can see by this handy income-distribution chart that over the past 44 years, middle-class incomes have barely budged .
  • (9) Merkel is known to be a keen mobile user and has been nicknamed "die Handy-Kanzlerin" ("Handy" being the German word for mobile phone).
  • (10) Negative side effects, both cardiac and extracardiac, were not observed: F appeared a handy and effective agent in post-AMI arrhythmias, especially when plasma drug levels are controlled; plasma F level monitoring is anyway recommended in pts with cardiac failure, owing to the wide interindividual variations.
  • (11) His guests have all left his property clean and tidy – and the money has come in handy.
  • (12) I wouldn’t put David Haye in just yet because he achieved more as a cruiserweight.” That’s a handy shopping list of varying talent and, apart from Wilder, the WBC champion with the imposing knockout record but yet to be truly stretched, it is not a field to invite trepidation.
  • (13) 1.15pm BST Digitimes: 'new iPads will impact expensive tablets' Got your pinch of salt handy?
  • (14) In my book, the Handi approach to innovation, although piecemeal and informal, is more likely to change the culture of the NHS than Sir David's stately institutions for innovation.
  • (15) When It went up late Wednesday, complete with handy links to fundraising pages.
  • (16) A handy way to distinguish a government announcement inspired more by politics than its actual policy outcome is when the prime minister’s office briefs (some) newspapers about it before it has been considered by the cabinet.
  • (17) Pint from £2.90 The Three-Legged Mare Three Legged Mare, York One of three York Brewery pubs (the others are the Last Drop at 27 Colliergate and the Yorkshire Terrier at 10 Stonegate), the Mare is particularly handy, as it's almost on York Minster's doorstep.
  • (18) Nielsen also said the masks came in handy when police deploy tear gas into a crowd, as they did at Ferguson.
  • (19) Of those, 80m are expected to be collected from stores or other handy locations such as lockers or post offices, according to Starkey.
  • (20) But anyway, it’s a handy guide for fathers-to-be whose attention might have drifted in antenatal classes: just do the opposite of whatever Robbie does, don’t hog the gas and air, and remember that it’s not all about you.