Definition of left-handed

left-handedadjective

thuận tay trái

/ˌleft ˈhændɪd//ˌleft ˈhændɪd/

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finding it easier to use the left hand to write, hit a ball, etc. than the right

Example:
  • a left-handed golfer
  • I'm left-handed.

designed to be used by somebody who finds it easier to use their left hand

Example:
  • left-handed scissors
  • a left-handed guitar

done with your left hand

Example:
  • a left-handed serve
  • a left-handed catch

Related words and phrases

Related words and phrases

Idioms

left-handed compliment
a comment that seems to express approval but could also be understood as expressing a poor opinion of somebody/something