LEFT-HANDED
\lˈɛfthˈandɪd], \lˈɛfthˈandɪd], \l_ˈɛ_f_t_h_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of LEFT-HANDED
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"
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(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
By Princeton University
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using or intended for the lefts hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"
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(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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