left-handed
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 adjective
using or intended for the left hand
left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs
Related & opposite
- sinistral also see
- left also see
- right-handed antonym
- ambidextrous antonym
- sinistrality derivation
- lefta similar to
- sinistral similar to
Sense 2 adjective
(of marriages) illicit or informal
in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent
Related & opposite
- illegitimate similar to
Sense 3 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
Related & opposite
- legitimate similar to
Sense 4 adjective
rotating to the left
Related & opposite
- counterclockwise similar to
Sense 5 adjective
ironically ambiguous
a left-handed compliment
Related & opposite
- ambiguous similar to
Sense 6 adjective
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
a bumbling mechanic
Related & opposite
- maladroit similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sinistral |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | left |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | right-handed |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | ambidextrous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sinistrality |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | lefta |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sinistral |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | illegitimate |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | legitimate |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | counterclockwise |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | ambiguous |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | maladroit |