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left-handed sense

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  • left-handed — [left′han′did] adj. 1. using the left hand more skillfully than, and in preference to, the right 2. done with the left hand 3. clumsy; awkward 4. designating an insincere or ambiguous compliment; BACKHANDED (sense 2) 5. MORGANATIC: from the… …   English World dictionary

  • left-handed — late 14c., of persons; 1650s of tools, etc., from LEFT (Cf. left) (adj.). In 15c. it also could mean maimed. Sense of underhanded is from early 17c., as in left handed compliment (1787, also attested 1855 in pugilism slang for a punch with the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Handed — Hand ed, a. 1. With hands joined; hand in hand. [1913 Webster] Into their inmost bower, Handed they went. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a peculiar or characteristic hand. [1913 Webster] As poisonous tongued as handed. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher) — Infobox MLB retired bgcolor1=#0d2b56 bgcolor2=#ba313c textcolor1=white textcolor2=white name=Bill Lee position=Pitcher number=37 bats=Left throws=Left birthdate=birth date and age|1946|12|28 debutdate=June 25 debutyear=by|1969 debutteam=Boston… …   Wikipedia

  • left — 1. adj., adv., & n. (opp. RIGHT). adj. 1 on or towards the side of the human body which corresponds to the position of west if one regards oneself as facing north. 2 on or towards the part of an object which is analogous to a person s left side… …   Useful english dictionary

  • -handed — adj. (in comb.) 1 for or involving a specified number of hands (in various senses) (two handed). 2 using chiefly the hand specified (left handed). Derivatives: handedly adv. handedness n. (both in sense 2). * * * handed, combining form. 1. using… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path — The terms Left Hand Path and Right Hand Path refer to a dichotomy between two opposing belief systems, whose meanings have varied over time. Modern definitions of Right Hand Path elevate spirituality, the strict observance of moral codes, and the …   Wikipedia

  • The Sixth Sense — Infobox Film name = The Sixth Sense caption = U.S. film poster director = M. Night Shyamalan producer = Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Barry Mendel writer = M. Night Shyamalan starring = Bruce Willis Haley Joel Osment Toni Collette Olivia… …   Wikipedia

  • right-handed — [rīt′han′did] adj. 1. using the right hand more skillfully than, and in preference to, the left 2. done with the right hand 3. made for use with the right hand 4. designating one who swings a bat, club, etc. leftward 5. turning left to right;… …   English World dictionary

  • cack-handed — [19] Cack comes from a 15thcentury dialect verb meaning ‘defecate’, which probably came from Middle Dutch cacken. It goes back via Latin cacāre to an ultimate Indo European base *kak , from which a lot of other Indo European languages get words… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • cack-handed — [19] Cack comes from a 15thcentury dialect verb meaning ‘defecate’, which probably came from Middle Dutch cacken. It goes back via Latin cacāre to an ultimate Indo European base *kak , from which a lot of other Indo European languages get words… …   Word origins

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