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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024left-hand•ed /ˈlɛftˈhændɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - having the left hand more in control or effective than the right;
preferring to use the left hand:a left-handed pitcher. - fitted to or performed by the left hand:a left-handed tool.
- having more than one meaning and therefore doubtful and possibly insulting:a left-handed compliment.
adv. - with the left hand:to write left-handed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024left-hand•ed (left′han′did),USA pronunciation adj. - having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right;
preferably using the left hand:a left-handed pitcher. - adapted to or performed by the left hand:a left-handed tool; a left-handed tennis serve.
- situated on the side of the left hand.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringrotating counterclockwise.
- Mechanical Engineeringnoting a helical or spiral member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists counterclockwise as it recedes from an observer.
- Buildingleft-hand (def. 3).
- ambiguous or doubtful and often unfavorable or derogatory by implication:a left-handed compliment.
- clumsy or awkward.
- of, pertaining to, or issuing from a morganatic marriage: so called from the custom, in morganatic marriage ceremonies, of having the bridegroom give his left hand to the bride.
adv. - with the left hand:He writes left-handed.
- toward the left hand;
in a counterclockwise direction:The strands of the rope are laid left-handed.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see left1, handed
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: left-handed adj - using the left hand with greater ease than the right
- performed with the left hand
- designed or adapted for use by the left hand
- awkward or clumsy
- ironically ambiguous: a left-handed compliment
- turning from right to left; anticlockwise
adv - with the left hand
ˌleft-ˈhandedly adv ˌleft-ˈhandedness n |