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left-handed

left-hand·ed


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. using left hand: using the left hand, instead of the right, for tasks such as writing and manipulating objects

2. starting swing from left: in sports, swinging from the left to the right
a left-handed batter

3. done with left hand: intended for or done using the left hand

4. not sincere: ironic and insincere
a left-handed compliment

5. clumsy: lacking skill or grace

6. turning right to left: spiraling toward the left

7. law 
Same as  morganatic




adverb 
Definition:
 
1. with left hand: with the left hand, especially when it is used instead of the right for tasks such as writing

2. with left-handed swing: in sports, with a swing that moves from the left to the right

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