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单词 left-handed
释义

left-handed

adjective

left-hand·​ed ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce left-handed (audio)
ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
also : swinging from left to right
a left-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
: morganatic
4
a
: clumsy, awkward
b
: insincere, backhanded, dubious
a left-handed compliment
5
a
: having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left
a left-handed rope
6
: having or being the L-form molecular structure
left-handed adverb
left-handedly adverb
left-handedness noun

Synonyms

  • awkward
  • butterfingered
  • cack-handed [British]
  • clumsy
  • graceless
  • ham-fisted
  • ham-handed
  • handless
  • heavy-handed
  • maladroit
  • unhandy
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

left-handed

adjective

left-hand·​ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd
1
: using the left hand better or more easily than the right
a left-handed person
2
: done or made with or for the left hand
a left-handed pitch
a left-handed glove

Medical Definition

left-handed

adjective

left-hand·​ed ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd, ˈlef-ˈtan- How to pronounce left-handed (audio)
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
: having a direction contrary to that of movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
: levorotatory

left-handed 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in clumsy
lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands I'd rather have no help at all than have his left-handed "assistance"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • clumsy
  • awkward
  • butterfingered
  • handless
  • cack-handed
  • maladroit
  • all thumbs
  • unhandy
  • ham-fisted
  • unskilled
  • uncoordinated
  • ham-handed
  • graceless
  • gauche
  • heavy-handed
  • inexpert
  • bungling
  • bunglesome
  • inept
  • unskillful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dextrous
  • skilled
  • dexterous
  • handy
  • deft
  • skillful
  • expert
  • sure-handed
  • masterly
  • coordinated
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2
as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express failed to realize that he had received a left-handed compliment

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • double
  • fake
  • pretended
  • lip
  • backhanded
  • mechanical
  • assumed
  • hypocritical
  • strained
  • artificial
  • unnatural
  • double-faced
  • counterfeit
  • affected
  • two-faced
  • hollow
  • mealymouthed
  • meaningless
  • Janus-faced
  • forced
  • phoney-baloney
  • feigned
  • unctuous
  • jive
  • superficial
  • pious
  • insincere
  • phony
  • false
  • phony-baloney
  • simulated
  • Pecksniffian
  • contrived
  • mealy
  • empty
  • phoney
  • dishonest
  • double-dealing
  • claptrap
  • deceitful
  • put-on
  • glib
  • devious
  • sham
  • jocular
  • untruthful
  • facile
  • canting
  • facetious
  • campy
  • bogus
  • sanctimonious
  • pharisaical
  • self-righteous
  • simon-pure
  • tongue-in-cheek

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • genuine
  • artless
  • honest
  • sincere
  • candid
  • heartfelt
  • undesigning
  • plain
  • open
  • direct
  • unfeigned
  • straightforward
  • forthright
  • frank
  • heart-to-heart
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left-handed

2 of 2

adverb

as in counterclockwise

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • counterclockwise
  • widdershins
  • retrograde
  • reversely
  • anticlockwise
  • left-handedly
  • backward
  • withershins
  • rearwards
  • rearward
  • back
  • sternforemost
  • astern

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • forward
  • forth
  • ahead
  • along
  • on
  • forwards
  • onward
  • onwards
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