ambilevousadj.

Brit.

/ˌambᵻˈliːvəs/, U.S.

/ˌæmbəˈlivəs/

Forms: 1600s 1900s– ambilevous, 1800s ambilaevous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambilaevus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambilaevus (12th cent. in a British source; < classical Latin ambi- ambi- prefix + laevus left: see laevo- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare ambisinistrous adj., and also ambidexter adj., ambidextrous adj.Post-classical Latin ambilaevus is often given as the equivalent or translation of ancient Greek ἀμϕαρίστερος in Aristophanes, in the same meaning.

Not able to use the right and left hands equally well; lacking dexterity, clumsy. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides

even-handed1552

both-handeda1627

ambidexter1627

ambidextrous1646

ambilevous1646

double-handed1782

ambisinistrous1863

ambidextral1871

ambilateral1927

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 191 Againe, some are..Ambilevous or left handed on both sides.

1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Ambilævous, Having left hands only; that is, clumsy.

1922 Current Opinion Oct. 526 In the writing of poetry they are both curiously ambilevous, except on rare occasions.

1966 L. Roberts in E. C. Carterette et al. Brain Function (Proc. 3rd Conference Brain Res. Inst., UCLA) 18 Many of the so-called ambidextrous are actually ambilevous; that is, they are clumsy with both hands.

2002 M. Annett Handedness & Brain Asymmetry ii. 23 Ambidexterity means equal skill with both hands, as contrasted with the term ‘ambilevous’ meaning equally unskilled with both hands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambilevous
释义	ambilevousadj. Brit. /ˌambᵻˈliːvəs/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈlivəs/ Forms: 1600s 1900s– ambilevous, 1800s ambilaevous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambilaevus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambilaevus (12th cent. in a British source; < classical Latin ambi- ambi- prefix + laevus left: see laevo- comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare ambisinistrous adj., and also ambidexter adj., ambidextrous adj.Post-classical Latin ambilaevus is often given as the equivalent or translation of ancient Greek ἀμϕαρίστερος in Aristophanes, in the same meaning. Not able to use the right and left hands equally well; lacking dexterity, clumsy. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides even-handed1552 both-handeda1627 ambidexter1627 ambidextrous1646 ambilevous1646 double-handed1782 ambisinistrous1863 ambidextral1871 ambilateral1927 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 191 Againe, some are..Ambilevous or left handed on both sides. View more context for this quotation 1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Ambilævous, Having left hands only; that is, clumsy. 1922 Current Opinion Oct. 526 In the writing of poetry they are both curiously ambilevous, except on rare occasions. 1966 L. Roberts in E. C. Carterette et al. Brain Function (Proc. 3rd Conference Brain Res. Inst., UCLA) 18 Many of the so-called ambidextrous are actually ambilevous; that is, they are clumsy with both hands. 2002 M. Annett Handedness & Brain Asymmetry ii. 23 Ambidexterity means equal skill with both hands, as contrasted with the term ‘ambilevous’ meaning equally unskilled with both hands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1646
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