left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd 
ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
also
: swinging from left to right
a left-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
4
b
: insincere, backhanded, dubious
a left-handed compliment
5
a
: having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left
a left-handed rope
6
: having or being the L-form molecular structure
left-handed
adverb
left-handedly
adverb
left-handedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of left-handed in a Sentence
I'd rather have no help at all than have his left-handed "assistance"
failed to realize that he had received a left-handed compliment
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San Clemente baseball left-handed pitcher Mike Erspamer signed with Stanford on Wednesday.
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
The distinctive body is well suited for left-handed users as well as righties, but the hyper-glossy exterior is prone to smudging.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Every lineup can use another left-handed power bat, for sure, but first baseman Michael Busch out-produced the 28-year-old former MVP last season.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Dodgers could use a left-handed starter and will have competition from the Braves, San Diego Padres and Orioles, among others.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
The distinctive body is well suited for left-handed users as well as righties, but the hyper-glossy exterior is prone to smudging.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Every lineup can use another left-handed power bat, for sure, but first baseman Michael Busch out-produced the 28-year-old former MVP last season.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The Dodgers could use a left-handed starter and will have competition from the Braves, San Diego Padres and Orioles, among others.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd, ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
: having a direction contrary to that of movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
left-handed
adverb
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