ambisinistrousadj.

Brit.

/ˌambᵻˈsɪnᵻstrəs/,

/ˌambᵻsᵻˈnɪstrəs/, U.S.

/ˌæmbəˈsɪnᵻstrəs/,

/ˌæmbəsəˈnɪstrəs/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambisinister doubly left-handed (4th or 5th cent.; from late 12th cent. in British sources; < classical Latin ambi- ambi- prefix + sinister left: see sinister adj.) + -ous suffix, after ambidextrous adj. Compare earlier ambilevous adj., and also earlier ambidexter adj.

Not able to use the right and left hands equally well; lacking dexterity, clumsy. Also occasionally: as skilled with the left hand as with the right; ambidextrous.In quot. 1863 figurative, with allusion to the custom of left-handed marriage; see left-handed adj. 2f.

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

1863 W. P. Lennox 50 Years' Biogr. Reminisc. I. ii. 63 In wedlock,..he [sc. the Prince of Wales] was certainly more than ambi-sinistrous.

1872 Lancet 13 Apr. 496/1 Those cannot become ambi-dextrous who have been born ambi-sinistrous.

1939 L. Bacon Semi-centennial vii. 101 I had brought off a magnificent left-handed shot... ‘Hm’, he said in disgust, ‘I didn't know you were ambisinistrous.’

1960 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 18 July b6/2 The ambisinistrous individual..seems to be possessed of two ‘left’ hands.

2004 N. Karlen Shanda x. 91 I'm ‘ambisinistrous’, left-handed in both hands.

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

单词	ambisinistrous
释义	ambisinistrousadj. Brit. /ˌambᵻˈsɪnᵻstrəs/, /ˌambᵻsᵻˈnɪstrəs/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈsɪnᵻstrəs/, /ˌæmbəsəˈnɪstrəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambisinister , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambisinister doubly left-handed (4th or 5th cent.; from late 12th cent. in British sources; < classical Latin ambi- ambi- prefix + sinister left: see sinister adj.) + -ous suffix, after ambidextrous adj. Compare earlier ambilevous adj., and also earlier ambidexter adj. Not able to use the right and left hands equally well; lacking dexterity, clumsy. Also occasionally: as skilled with the left hand as with the right; ambidextrous.In quot. 1863 figurative, with allusion to the custom of left-handed marriage; see left-handed adj. 2f. 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 1863 W. P. Lennox 50 Years' Biogr. Reminisc. I. ii. 63 In wedlock,..he [sc. the Prince of Wales] was certainly more than ambi-sinistrous. 1872 Lancet 13 Apr. 496/1 Those cannot become ambi-dextrous who have been born ambi-sinistrous. 1939 L. Bacon Semi-centennial vii. 101 I had brought off a magnificent left-handed shot... ‘Hm’, he said in disgust, ‘I didn't know you were ambisinistrous.’ 1960 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 18 July b6/2 The ambisinistrous individual..seems to be possessed of two ‘left’ hands. 2004 N. Karlen Shanda x. 91 I'm ‘ambisinistrous’, left-handed in both hands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1863
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