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left-hand·ed
 left-handed
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- pronunciation:
- left
haen
dihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
using the left hand with greater ease or agility than the right.
a left-handed tennis player- antonyms:
- right handed
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| definition 2: |
designed to be worn on or used by the left hand.
- antonyms:
- right handed
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| definition 3: |
performed or done with the left hand.
a left-handed pitch |
| definition 4: |
insincere or ambiguous.
left-handed praise |
| definition 5: |
designed to move in a counterclockwise direction.
- antonyms:
- right handed
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| related words: |
equivocal, phony |
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| derivations: |
left-handedly (adv.), left-handedness (n.) |
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