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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.
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
Other Word Forms
- right-handedness noun
- ˌ-ˈԻ adverb
- ˌ-ˈԻԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of right-handed1
Example Sentences
He also noted the proliferation of right-handed bats in San Francisco’s lineup.
On Friday night at Dodger Stadium, however, only one right-handed ace showed up.
Further injuries to top right-handed relievers pushed him into a de facto leverage role.
They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.
The average right-handed batter averages only 33 on this line.
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