Left-handed synonyms
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Part of speech:
Left-handed
sinistrous
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Prone to dropping things; clumsy
ambidextrous (antonym)
Able to use both hands with equal ease
rotating to the left
Backhanded is defined as a stroke in sports that is done with the palm of the hand turned towards the body.
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Characterized by improper or wrongful use:
Tending or intended to degrade:
(Archaic) Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
Wicked, evil, or dishonest, esp. in some dark, mysterious way
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Having whorls that rise to the apex in clockwise spirals from the opening at the lower left
The definition of disingenuous is insincere, deceptive or misleading.
Not sincere; not genuine:
With or in bad faith.
honest (related)
Characterized by truth; not false:
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; ; ; ; - Mary H. Vorse
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Ham-handed.
Having unusually large hands.
(Dial.) Inexpert, clumsy, or awkward
Clumsy; awkward.
(Chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise.
morganatic
Designating a marriage (the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.
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right-handed (related)
lefthanded (related)
The definition of careless is not paying proper attention to detail or not taking care to do something well enough or correctly.
Lacking grace, esp. social grace; awkward; tactless
awkward (related)
Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
ambilevous
(Rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
Feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical
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Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
Find another word for left-handed. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for left-handed, like: southpaw, sinistrous, butterfingered, ambidextrous, levorotary, backhanded, dexterous, clumsy, abusive, degrading and insolent.