Left-handed

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand 1.2 adapted to or performed by the left hand 1.3 situated on the side of the left hand. 1.4 Machinery . 1.5 Building Trades . left-hand ( def. 3 ) . 1.6 ambiguous or doubtful and often unfavorable or derogatory by implication 1.7 clumsy or awkward. 1.8 of, pertaining to, or issuing from a morganatic marriage 2 Adverb 2.1 with the left hand 2.2 toward the left hand; in a counterclockwise direction 3 Synonyms 3.1 adjective

Adjective

having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand

a left-handed pitcher.

adapted to or performed by the left hand

a left-handed tool; a left-handed tennis serve.

situated on the side of the left hand.

Machinery .

rotating counterclockwise.

noting a helical or spiral member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists counterclockwise as it recedes from an observer.

Building Trades . left-hand ( def. 3 ) .

ambiguous or doubtful and often unfavorable or derogatory by implication

a left-handed compliment.

clumsy or awkward.

of, pertaining to, or issuing from a morganatic marriage

so called from the custom, in morganatic marriage ceremonies, of having the bridegroom give his left hand to the bride.

Adverb

with the left hand

He writes left-handed.

toward the left hand; in a counterclockwise direction

The strands of the rope are laid left-handed.

Synonyms

adjective

ambidextrous , disingenuous , mala fide , ambilevous , awkward , clumsy , dubious , gauche , insincere , maladroit , sinister , sinistral , southpaw