Definitions for left-handed
left-hand·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. left-handedadjective

   using or intended for the left hand

   "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"

2. left-handedadjective

   (of marriages) illicit or informal

   "in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent"

3. 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

4. levorotary, levorotatory, left-handedadjective

   rotating to the left

5. left-handedadjective

   ironically ambiguous

   "a left-handed compliment"

6. 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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. left-handedadjective

   Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Left-handedadjective

   clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment

3. 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

How to pronounce left-handed?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say left-handed in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of left-handed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of left-handed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of left-handed in a Sentence

1. Researcher Joshua Goodman:

   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.

2. Mark Allen Sanders:

   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.

3. Scott Servais:

   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.

4. Simona Halep:

   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.

5. Robert Bates:

   I shoot long guns left handed and handguns right handed.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=left-handed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Left-handed
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-handed