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ambi-handed

ambi-handed adjective: having equal ability in both hands; ambidextrous, both-handed.

Adjective

ambi-handed (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Having equal ability in both hands; ambidextrous, both-handed.
    • About 9 of 10 adults are right-handed, the rest left-handed or, in rare cases, 'ambi-handed' or ambidextrous (the figures are similar in men and women except that left-handedness is slightly more common among men).2007, Lauren Julius Harris, “Babes in Arms: Studies in Laterality”, in Henri Cohen, Brigitte Stemmer, editors, Consciousness and Cognition: Fragments of Mind and Brain, London: Academic Press, →ISBN...

Origin of ambi-handed

From ambi- + handed.

Questions about ambi-handed

What does ambi-handed mean?
Ambi-handed means having equal ability in both hands; ambidextrous, both-handed.
What part of speech is ambi-handed?
Ambi-handed is an adjective.

Words near ambi-handed in the dictionary

  1. amberwings
  2. ambery
  3. ambes-as
  4. ambi
  5. ambi-
  6. ambi-handed
  7. ambiactive
  8. ambiamorous
  9. ambiamory
  10. ambiance
  11. ambiances

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