The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Light-handed \Light"-hand`ed\ (l[imac]t"h[a^]nd`[e^]d), a.
   1. (Naut.) Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel
      light-handed.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. having a metaphorically delicate touch. heavy-handed
      [WordNet 1.5]

            the translation is . . . light-handed . . . and
            generally unobtrusive.                --New Yorker.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

light-handed
    adj 1: having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation
           is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New
           Yorker