left-handed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /lɛftˈhændɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English left handyd, lyfthonded, equivalent to left + handed.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
- (not-comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
- (not-comparable) Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
- (not-comparable) Awkward or maladroit.
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(not-comparable) Insincere or malicious.
The commendations of this people are not always […]left-handed and detractive.
1824, Walter Savage Landor, “Aeschines and Phocion”, in Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume I, London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
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(not-comparable, of magic) Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path
On the other hand, nearly all magic tends in time to the left-handed path; as being a devious means of attaining desires unobtainable by ordinary methods.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 23:
- (not-comparable) Of a coordinate system: not following the right-hand rule.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lefthanded | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (81)
pl leworęczny (preferring the left hand over the right) · el αριστερόχειρας (preferring the left hand over the right) · da venstrehåndet (preferring the left hand over the right) · nn venstrehendt (preferring the left hand over the right) · yi געלינקט (preferring the left hand over the right) · cs levoruký (preferring the left hand over the right) · ro stângaci (preferring the left hand over the right) · gd ceàrr-làmhach (preferring the left hand over the right) · da kejthåndet (preferring the left hand over the right) · is örvhentur (preferring the left hand over the right) · chr ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂᏓ (preferring the left hand over the right) · cmn 左撇子 (preferring the left hand over the right) · tl kaliwete (preferring the left hand over the right) · cs levácký (preferring the left hand over the right) · ht goche (preferring the left hand over the right) · ko 왼손잡이 (preferring the left hand over the right) · fi vasenkätinen (preferring the left hand over the right) · fr gaucher (preferring the left hand over the right) · ba һулаҡай (preferring the left hand over the right) · ru левору́кий (preferring the left hand over the right) · eu ezkerti (preferring the left hand over the right) · ar أَشْوَل (preferring the left hand over the right) · mn солгой (preferring the left hand over the right) · nb venstrehendt (preferring the left hand over the right) · rif aẓermaḍ (preferring the left hand over the right) · mi hemarehe (preferring the left hand over the right) · he שמאלי (preferring the left hand over the right) · es zurdo (preferring the left hand over the right) · tr solak (preferring the left hand over the right) · sco caurie (preferring the left hand over the right) · unm mënànchi (preferring the left hand over the right) · nl linkshandig (preferring the left hand over the right) · gl manicho (preferring the left hand over the right) · sco caur-haundit (preferring the left hand over the right) · yo ọlọ́wọ́ òsì (preferring the left hand over the right) · cy llawchwith (preferring the left hand over the right) · id kidal (preferring the left hand over the right) · ja 左利き (preferring the left hand over the right) · mk леворак (preferring the left hand over the right) · sv vänsterhänt (preferring the left hand over the right) · ga ciotach (preferring the left hand over the right) · ar أَيْسَر (preferring the left hand over the right) · ca esquerrà (preferring the left hand over the right) · gl cochaino (preferring the left hand over the right) · hu balkezes (preferring the left hand over the right) · it mancino (preferring the left hand over the right) · gl xergo (preferring the left hand over the right) · fo lámur (preferring the left hand over the right) · gl esquerdeiro (preferring the left hand over the right) · pam kinayli (preferring the left hand over the right) · lt kairiarankis (preferring the left hand over the right) · gl zurdo (preferring the left hand over the right) · ms kidal (preferring the left hand over the right) · ar أَعْسَر (preferring the left hand over the right) · nb keivhendt (preferring the left hand over the right) · gl esquerdo (preferring the left hand over the right) · es zoco (preferring the left hand over the right) · cmn 左利手 (preferring the left hand over the right) · sco caur (preferring the left hand over the right) · gd clì-làmhach (preferring the left hand over the right) · es ñurdo (preferring the left hand over the right) · pt canhoto (preferring the left hand over the right) · fo vinstrhentur (preferring the left hand over the right) · az solaxay (preferring the left hand over the right) · pt sestro (preferring the left hand over the right) · pl leworęki (preferring the left hand over the right) · hy ձախլիկ (preferring the left hand over the right) · gd leis a' chearrag (preferring the left hand over the right) · sco caurie-fistit (preferring the left hand over the right) · sco caurie-haundit (preferring the left hand over the right) · de linkshändig (preferring the left hand over the right) · uk лівору́кий (preferring the left hand over the right) · sk ľavoruký (preferring the left hand over the right) · bg левичар (preferring the left hand over the right) · gd cearragach (preferring the left hand over the right) · ota صولاق (preferring the left hand over the right) · he אִטֵּר (preferring the left hand over the right) · hi बाएँ हत्था (preferring the left hand over the right) · nn keivhendt (preferring the left hand over the right) · lld ciancané (preferring the left hand over the right) · es zocato (preferring the left hand over the right)