Definition of Left-Handed

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Left-handed

Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.

Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.

Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.

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Left-Handed Quotations

I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt, automatically, a member of any majority.
Barney Frank

To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment.
Herman Melville

I punch left-handed.
Mike Weir

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
Willie Stargell

I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction.
Otis Rush

Meyer and I have a bit in common because we're both left-handed. I think it's great that he seeks out that advice because he's not too cool or too uncomfortable to ask for it.
Barry Zito

My manager said it would more effective against left-handed hitters. It seemed to me that was impossible to do without the high leg kick, which I started that day.
Juan Marichal

After all, crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.
John Huston

Left-Handed Translations

left-handed in Latin is laevus levus
left-handed in Norwegian is keivhendt

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