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right-handed
[ rahyt-han-did ]
adjective
- having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference:
a right-handed painter.
- adapted to or performed by the right hand:
a right-handed lever; right-handed penmanship.
- Machinery.
- rotating clockwise.
- noting a helical, or spiral, member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists clockwise as it recedes from an observer.
- Building Trades. right-hand ( def 5 ).
adverb
- in a right-handed manner or fashion:
The door opens right-handed.
- with the right hand:
She writes right-handed.
- toward the right hand or in a clockwise direction:
The strands of the rope are laid right-handed.
right-handed
adjective
- using the right hand with greater skill or ease than the left
- performed with the right hand
right-handed writing
- made for use by the right hand
- worn on the right hand
- turning from left to right; clockwise
Derived Forms
- ˌ-ˈԻ, adverb
- ˌ-ˈԻԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- -ԻĻ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of right-handed1
Example Sentences
"I still remember clapping about a week before at school - I would never clap again. I would never write with my right hand again, and I was right-handed," he said.
Then, this weekend, top right-handed reliever Blake Treinen went down with a low-grade forearm sprain.
A right-handed batter can hook the ball to the left side of the diamond and slice it to the right side.
Still, the addition of a right-handed shot and Kuzmenko’s physical presence in the crease could wake the flagging Kings’ offense.
He added: "I'm positive to be honest. I've got an amazing support network around me. It's my left arm, my left leg - I'm right-handed."
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