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Definition: HANDS-OFF

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy".[Wordnet]
2. Being unmanned. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb hands-offly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(hands-offly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective hands-off.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Hands-off" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1977. (references)

Specialty Definition: HANDS-OFF

Domain Definition
Transportation A flight on autopilot. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: HANDS-OFF

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy".[Wordnet]
2. Being unmanned. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb hands-offly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(hands-offly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective hands-off.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "HANDS-OFF" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1977. (references)

Specialty Definition: HANDS-OFF

DomainDefinition
TransportationA flight on autopilot. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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