Left-handed

[left-hand·ed]

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.

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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 S.
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

Adjective S.
ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"

Adjective S.
rotating to the left

Adjective S.
(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 S.
(of marriages) illicit or informal; "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"

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Adjective
using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"


a.
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.

a.
Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.

a.
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.


Left-handed

Left"-hand`ed, a. 1. 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. 2. Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.
The commendations of this people are not always left-handed and detractive.
3. 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. Left-handed marriage, a morganatic marriage. See Morganatic. -- Left-handed screw, 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.

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.

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