Left-handedness

left-hand·ed (lfthndd)

adj.

1.

a. Using the left hand more skillfully or easily than the right.

b. Sports Swinging from left to right: a left-handed batter; a left-handed golfer.

2.

a. Done with the left hand.

b. Intended for wear on or use by the left hand: left-handed scissors.

3. Awkward; maladroit.

4. Of doubtful sincerity; dubious: left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.

5. Of, relating to, or born of a morganatic marriage.

6.

a. Turning or spiraling from right to left; counterclockwise.

b. Rotating counterclockwise; levorotatory.

adv.

1. With the left hand.

2. Sports From the left to the right: swings left-handed.

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left-handed·ly adv.

left-handed·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	left-handedness - the status of being born of a morganatic marriage status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	2.	left-handedness - preference for using the left hand sinistrality handedness, laterality - the property of using one hand more than the other