"left-handed" Definition

Definitions for the word "left-handed" from multiple English dictionaries.

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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. adj.
1 naturally using the left hand for writing etc. 2 (of a tool etc.) For use by the left hand. 3 (of a blow) struck with the left hand. 4 a turning to the left. B (of a screw) turned anticlockwise to tighten. 5 awkward, clumsy. 6 a (of a compliment) ambiguous. B of doubtful sincerity. left-handedly adv. Left-handedness n.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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