Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Using the left hand more skillfully or easily than the right.
- adjective Sports Swinging from left to right.
- adjective Done with the left hand.
- adjective Intended for wear on or use by the left hand.
- adjective Awkward; maladroit.
- adjective Of doubtful sincerity; dubious.
- adjective Of, relating to, or born of a morganatic marriage.
- adjective Turning or spiraling from right to left; counterclockwise.
- adjective Rotating counterclockwise; levorotatory.
- adverb With the left hand.
- adverb Sports From the left to the right.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the left hand or arm stronger and more capable of being used with facility than the right; using the left hand and arm in preference to the right.
- Characterized by direction or position toward the left hand; moving from right to left: as, a left-handed quartz crystal (one which rotates the plane of polarization to the left). See
levogyrate and polarization. - Clumsy; awkward; inexpert; unskilful.
- Insincere; sinister; malicious.
- Unlucky; inauspicious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.
- adjective Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious.
- adjective Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.
- adjective a morganatic marriage. See
Morganatic . - adjective a screw constructed to advance away from the observer, when turned, as in a nut, with a left-handed rotation. An ordinary wood screw is right-handed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to one who uses his or her
left hand inpreference to, or moreskillfully than, his or herright . - adjective Intended to be
worn on, orused by, the left hand. - adjective
Turning orspiraling from right to left;anticlockwise . - adjective
Awkward ormaladroit .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ironically ambiguous
- adjective lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
- adjective rotating to the left
- adjective (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
- adjective using or intended for the left hand
- adjective (of marriages) illicit or informal
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Examples
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"They are similar to prepare for except for the fact of right and left," said Coughlin, referring to left-handed Vick and right-handed Young.
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Mickelson, whose nickname "Lefty" refers to his left-handed golf swing, was voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame last fall.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KIM MACKRAEL 2012
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While they believe he is and will be fine, the Nationals are keeping an eye on the spring training progression of newly acquired left-handed starter Tom Gorzelanny, who suffered from a sinus infection and walking pneumonia for the two weeks immediately preceding spring training - "seriously bad timing," Gorzelanny said.
Illness before spring a slight complication for Tom Gorzelanny 2011
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Interestingly, he swings right-handed, but putts left-handed.
Joe Peyronnin: The Golf Summit Joe Peyronnin 2011
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If Morgan falters, the Nationals could move to a platoon, perhaps with Werth taking center and Michael Morse taking right field against left-handed pitchers.
A welcome to Viera, and five things to watch for there Adam Kilgore 2011
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Twenty years after being saved from unemployment by his reputation as a solid left-handed pitcher, David N. Mullany was once again out of work.
Making a Wiffle Ball Joshua Robinson 2011
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Interestingly, he swings right-handed, but putts left-handed.
Joe Peyronnin: The Golf Summit Joe Peyronnin 2011
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Interestingly, he swings right-handed, but putts left-handed.
Joe Peyronnin: The Golf Summit Joe Peyronnin 2011
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The International Monetary Fund's leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, may come out of a socialist party background, but the IMF's underlying trend became apparent at a morning reception where right-leaning coffee cups made it near impossible for the left-handed to drink without making a mess.
IMF tilts right in coffee-cup conspiracy? Howard Schneider 2011
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Interestingly, he swings right-handed, but putts left-handed.
Joe Peyronnin: The Golf Summit Joe Peyronnin 2011
yarb commented on the word left-handed
Well, then! rejoined I, your reasons shall be conclusive with me, and your sage counsels my rule. Lay down the line of conduct I am to adopt for the prevention of any left-handed catastrophe.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 2 ch. 7
September 13, 2008
kewpid commented on the word left-handed
For the southpaws shall inherit the Earth.
September 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word left-handed
Yes. :-)
September 13, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word left-handed
See surdo, cithog.
February 17, 2010