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ambidextrous (ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | equally expert with each hand |
| 2. | informal highly skilled or adept |
| 3. | underhanded; deceitful |
| ambidexterity | |
| —n | |
| ambi'dextrousness | |
| —n | |
| ambi'dextrously | |
| —adv | |
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Ambidexterity
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ambidexterity
1650s, from ambidexter "two-sided, using both hands with equal facility," also "double-dealing," from M.L. ambidexter (see ambidextrous).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ambidexterity am·bi·dex·ter·i·ty (ām'bĭ-děk-stěr'ĭ-tē) or am·bi·dex·trism (-děk'strĭz'əm)
n.
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
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