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am⋅bi⋅dex⋅trous
[am-bi-dek-struh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | able to use both hands equally well: an ambidextrous surgeon. |
| 2. | unusually skillful; facile: an ambidextrous painter, familiar with all media. |
| 3. | double-dealing; deceitful. |
| 4. | Slang. bisexual. |
Related forms:
am⋅bi⋅dex⋅trous⋅ly, adverb
am⋅bi⋅dex⋅trous⋅ness, noun
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| am·bi·dex·trous (ām'bĭ-děk'strəs) adj.
[Alteration of archaic ambidexter, from Middle English, double dealer, from Medieval Latin : Latin ambi-, on both sides; see ambi- + Latin dexter, right-handed; see deks- in Indo-European roots.] am'bi·dex'trous·ly adv. |
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Ambidextrous
Am`bi*dex"trous\, a. 1. Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Practicing or siding with both parties. All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings. --L'Estrange.
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ambidextrous
1646, from L. ambidexter, lit. "right-handed on both sides," from ambi- "both" (see ambi-) + dexter "right-handed." Its opposite, ambilevous "left-handed on both sides, clumsy" (1646) is rare. Ambidexter "one who takes bribes from both sides" is attested from 1532.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: am·bi·dex·trous
Pronunciation: "am-bi-'dek-str&s
Function: adjective
: using both hands with equal ease —am·bi·dex·trous·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ambidextrous am·bi·dex·trous (ām'bĭ-děk'strəs)
adj.
Able to use both hands with equal facility.
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