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left-hand·ed 
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Audio Help [left-han-did] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–adverb
| 1. | having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left-handed pitcher. |
| 2. | adapted to or performed by the left hand: a left-handed tool; a left-handed tennis serve. |
| 3. | situated on the side of the left hand. |
| 4. | Machinery.
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| 5. | Building Trades. left-hand (def. 3). |
| 6. | ambiguous or doubtful and often unfavorable or derogatory by implication: a left-handed compliment. |
| 7. | clumsy or awkward. |
| 8. | of, pertaining to, or issuing from a morganatic marriage: so called from the custom, in morganatic marriage ceremonies, of having the bridegroom give his left hand to the bride. |
| 9. | with the left hand: He writes left-handed. |
| 10. | toward the left hand; in a counterclockwise direction: The strands of the rope are laid left-handed. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
left handed
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left-ˈhanded adjective
having the left hand more skilful than the right
See also: left-hand, left, left wing, left-wing, "left handed" in any language
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