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right-hand⋅ed

  [rahyt-han-did]
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–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

  [rahyt-hand]
–adjective
1. on the right.
2. of, for, or with the right hand.
3. most reliable, valuable, or useful, as a helper or assistant.
4. plain-laid.
5. Also, right-handed. Building Trades.
a. (of a door) having the hinges on the right when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.
b. (of a casement sash) having the hinges on the right when seen from inside the window.
Origin:
adj. use of right hand
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: right–hand
Pronunciation: 'rIt-"hand
Function: adjective
1 : situated on the right
2 : RIGHT-HANDED

Main Entry: right–hand·ed
Pronunciation: -'han-d&d
Function: adjective
1 : using the right hand habitually or more easily than theleft
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 infront
4 : DEXTROROTATORY —right–handed adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

right-handed adj.
Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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