left-handed

/lɛftˈhændɪd/

/ˈlɛfthænddɪd/

Definitions of left-handed

1. adjective

   using or intended for the left hand
   “left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs”

   “left-handed scissors”

   synonyms:

   sinistral

   of or on the left

   left, left-hand

   intended for the left hand

   sinistral

   preferring to use left foot or hand or eye

   left

   being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north

   antonyms:

   right-handed

   using or intended for the right hand

   ambidextrous

   equally skillful with each hand

   dextral

   of or on the right

   dextral

   preferring to use right foot or hand or eye

   right, right-hand

   intended for the right hand

   equipoised

   lacking lateral dominance; being neither right-handed nor left-handed

   right

   being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
2. adjective

   rotating to the left
   synonyms: levorotary, levorotatory

   anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise

   in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
3. adjective

   lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
   synonyms: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed

   maladroit

   not adroit
4. adjective

   ironically ambiguous
   “a left-handed compliment”

   synonyms:

   ambiguous

   having more than one possible meaning
5. adjective

   (of marriages) illicit or informal
   “in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent”

   synonyms:

   illegitimate

   of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
6. adjective

   (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
   synonyms: morganatic

   legitimate

   of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful