ambisinister

[am-bi-sin-uh-ster]

am·bi·sin·is·ter

[am-bi-sin-uh-ster]
adjective
clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
Also, am·bi·sin·is·trous [am-bi-sin-is-truhs, -bee-si-nis-truhs] .


Origin:
ambi- + sinister

ambidextrous, ambisinistrous.
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Ambisinister has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
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.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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