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Added 9 October 2026

left-handed

/lɛftˈhændɪd/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about left-handed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.

noun

Left-handed people, taken as a whole.

Origin

From Middle English left handyd, lyfthonded, equivalent to left + handed.

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