left´-hand´ed|ness

left´-hand´ed|ness: left-hand|ed «LEHFT HAN dihd», adjective, adverb.

–adj.

1. using the left hand more easily and readily than the right: »A left-handed person who sews, often has trouble with regular scissors.

2. done with the left hand: »a left-handed catch.

3. made to be used with the left hand or placed on the left hand.

4. turning from right to left: »a left-handed screw.

5. Figurative. awkward; clumsy: »It seems to me as if murder and massacre were but a very left-handed way of producing civilization and love (William Godwin).

6. doubtful or insincere; ambiguous: »a left-handed compliment.

7. (in scientific and technical use) characterized by a direction or rotation to the left; producing such a rotation in the plane of a polarized ray.

8. morganatic (from the custom at German morganatic weddings of the bridegroom's giving the bride his left hand rather than his right).

–adv.

toward the left; with the left hand.

–left´-hand´ed|ly, adverb.

–left´-hand´ed|ness, noun.

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left´-hand´ed|ly — left hand|ed «LEHFT HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. using the left hand more easily and readily than the right: »A left handed person who sews, often has trouble with regular scissors. 2. done with the left hand: »a left handed catch. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
left-hand|ed — «LEHFT HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. using the left hand more easily and readily than the right: »A left handed person who sews, often has trouble with regular scissors. 2. done with the left hand: »a left handed catch. 3. made to be… … Useful english dictionary
left-hand — left hand; left hand·er; left hand·ed·ly; left hand·ed·ness; … English syllables
hand|ed|ness — «HAN dihd nihs», noun. 1. Psychology. the preferential use of one hand instead of the other: »Students of handedness concentrate chiefly on left handedness as their object of study. 2. Physics. a twisting or turning in one direction, as with a… … Useful english dictionary
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right´-hand´ed|ness — right hand|ed «RYT HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. using the right hand more easily and readily than the left: »So Uncle Bob started early to convert a naturally right handed boy into a southpaw (Time). 2. done with the right hand. 3. made … Useful english dictionary
back´hand´ed|ness — back|hand|ed «BAK HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. done or made with the back of the hand turned outward: »a backhanded stroke. 2. Figurative. indirect: »He means to help, even though he offers to in a backhanded way. 3. Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
left-handedness — left hand·ed·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
left-handed — left′ hand′ed adj. 1) having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left handed pitcher[/ex] 2) adapted to or performed by the left hand: a left handed tool; a left handed tennis serve[/ex] 3)… … From formal English to slang

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