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Definition of left- handed in English English dictionary

left-handed
Awkward or maladroit
left-handed
Of or pertaining to one who uses his or her left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, his or her right
left-handed
Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise
left-handed
Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand
left-handed compliment
A complimentary remark which is ambiguous or ineptly worded, so that it may be interpreted as having an unflattering or dismissive sense

In a somewhat left-handed compliment, UN Secretary-General U Thant described Russia's new bosses as competent and unpretentious..

left-handed specialist
A left-handed relief pitcher who specializes in getting left-handed or poor right-handed switch batters out
left-handed
using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right
lefthanded
{n} using the left hand
left empty-handed
left with nothing, left with no results
left handed
using the left hand more skillfully than the right
left handed blow
hard hit using the left hand, punch with the left hand
left-handed
(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
left-handed
ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"
left-handed
not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H Vorse
left-handed
using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors
left-handed
using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"
left-handed
rotating to the left
left-handed
(of marriages) illicit or informal; "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"
left-handed
Someone who is left-handed uses their left hand rather than their right hand for activities such as writing and sports and for picking things up. There is a place in London that supplies practically everything for left-handed people. right-handed Left-handed is also an adverb. My father thought that I'd be at a disadvantage if I wrote left-handed
left-handed pitcher
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
lefthanded
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
lefthanded
Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc
lefthanded
{s} preferring to use the left hand
lefthanded
looked at from a given direction
lefthanded
Alternative spelling of left-handed
lefthanded
Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment
left- handed
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