left-handed

English

adj
Definitions
  • Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
  • Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
  • Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
  • Awkward or maladroit.
  • Insincere or malicious.
  • Of magic, performed with the intention of doing harm, or for personal gain; evil or malevolent.
  • Of a coordinate system: not following the right-hand rule.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English left handyd affix from English left (west) + English handed.

Origin

English

handed

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