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right-hand·ed    Audio Help   [rahyt-han-did] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter.
2.adapted to or performed by the right hand: a right-handed lever; right-handed penmanship.
3.Machinery.
a.rotating clockwise.
b.noting a helical, or spiral, member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists clockwise as it recedes from an observer.
4.Building Trades. right-hand (def. 5).
–adverb Also, right-hand·ed·ly.
5.in a right-handed manner or fashion: The door opens right-handed.
6.with the right hand: She writes right-handed.
7.toward the right hand or in a clockwise direction: The strands of the rope are laid right-handed.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME]

—Related forms
right-hand·ed·ness, noun
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right-hand·ed   (rīt'hān'dĭd)
adj.  
    1. Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left.
    2. Sports Swinging from the right to the left: a right-handed batter.
    3. Done with the right hand.
    4. Intended for wear on or use by the right hand: a right-handed pair of scissors.
    5. Turning or spiraling from left to right; clockwise.
    6. Rotating clockwise; dextrorotatory.
    1. Done with the right hand.
    2. Intended for wear on or use by the right hand: a right-handed pair of scissors.
    3. Turning or spiraling from left to right; clockwise.
    4. Rotating clockwise; dextrorotatory.
    1. Turning or spiraling from left to right; clockwise.
    2. Rotating clockwise; dextrorotatory.

adv.  
  1. With the right hand.
  2. Sports From right to left: swings right-handed.

right'-hand'ed·ly adv., right'-hand'ed·ness n.
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right-handed

adjective
1. using or intended for the right hand; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors" [ant: left-handed, ambidextrous] 
2. rotating to the right [syn: dextrorotary] 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

right-handed
adj.

Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: right–hand·ed
Pronunciation: -'han-d&d
Function: adjective
1 : using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left
2 : relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand
3 : having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4 : DEXTROROTATORY —right–handed adverb

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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