Thesaurus: left-handed

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1. 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.
2. a. Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.
3. 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.
4. adj. using or intended for the left hand
5. adj. (of marriages) illicit or informal
6. adj. (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
7. adj. rotating to the left
8. adj. ironically ambiguous
9. adj. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
10. 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. Landor. 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.
11. The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certainleft-handiness (if I may use the expression) proclaim low education.Chesterfield.
12. r:34/j:66 a. using or intended for the left hand s. (of marriages) illicit or informal s. ironically ambiguous