What does left-handed mean?
Definitions for left-handed
left-hand·ed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word left-handed.
Princeton's WordNet
left-handedadjective
using or intended for the left hand
"left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"
left-handedadjective
(of marriages) illicit or informal
"in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"
morganatic, left-handedadjective
(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
levorotary, levorotatory, left-handedadjective
rotating to the left
left-handedadjective
ironically ambiguous
"a left-handed compliment"
bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handedadjective
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
"a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
Wiktionary
left-handedadjective
Of or pertaining to one who uses his or her left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, his or her right.
left-handedadjective
Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
ChatGPT
left-handed
Left-handed generally refers to a person who primarily uses their left hand, particularly for writing and other manual tasks, more naturally and skillfully than their right hand. It can also refer to a perspective, direction, or element that is the mirror image of the standard or right-handed arrangement or structure, for instance, in the fields of physics, biology or music.
Webster Dictionary
Left-handedadjective
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
Left-handedadjective
clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment
Left-handedadjective
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
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of left-handed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of left-handed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of left-handed in a Sentence
When people ask me for the takeaway message, I tell them that it makes me pay a little extra attention to my kids as they develop their handedness, and if they turn out to be left-handed, I won't worry, but will keep an eye out for some of these other things.
Jon Hamm rears back and hits me left-handed, and Jon Hamm hit me right over my right kidney, I mean square over it, good solid hit and that, that stood me right up.
He’s been probably one of our most consistent at-bats here over the last week or so, just grinding through it, obviously, his niche is killing the lefties. He usually stays right on left-handed pitching, and he was right there again tonight.
It was a tough match as her left-handed topspin is hard to handle, i was in a little bit of trouble in the beginning because I could not find my rhythm so I am glad to finish this in two sets.
I shoot long guns left handed and handguns right handed.
Translations for left-handed
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- solaxayAzerbaijani
- һулаҡайBashkir
- esquerràCatalan, Valencian
- kejthåndet, venstrehåndetDanish
- linkshändigGerman
- zurdoSpanish
- ezkertiBasque
- vasenkätinenFinnish
- lámurFaroese
- gaucherFrench
- zurdoGalician
- שמאליHebrew
- mancinoItalian
- 左利きJapanese
- 왼손잡이Korean
- kairiarankisLithuanian
- kidalMalay
- linkshandigDutch
- canhotoPortuguese
- stângaciRomanian
- левору́кийRussian
- vänsterhäntSwedish
- solakTurkish
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