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ambidextrous

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am·bi·dex·trous  (mb-dkstrs)
adj.
1. Able to use both hands with equal facility.
2. Unusually skillful; adroit.
3. Deceptive or hypocritical.

[Alteration of archaic ambidexter, from Middle English, double dealer, from Medieval Latin : Latin ambi-, on both sides; see ambi- + Latin dexter, right-handed; see deks- in Indo-European roots.]

ambi·dextrous·ly adv.

ambidextrous [ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs]
adj
1. equally expert with each hand
2. Informal highly skilled or adept
3. underhanded; deceitful
ambidexterity  [ˌæmbɪdɛkˈstɛrɪtɪ], ambidextrousness n
ambidextrously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ambidextrous - equally skillful with each handambidextrous - equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"
left-handed - using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"
right-handed - using or intended for the right hand; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors"
2.ambidextrous - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of anotherambidextrous - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
Translations
ambidextrous [ˌæmbɪˈdekstrəs] ADJambidiestro, ambidextro
ambidextrous [ˌæmbiˈdɛkstrəs] adj [person] → ambidextre
ambidextrous
adjmit beiden Händen gleich geschickt, beidhändig
ambidextrous [ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs] adjambidestro/a


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