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ambidexterous

ambidexterous is the misspelling of ambidextrous.

Meaning of ambidextrous

Adjective

ambidextrous (comparative more ambidextrous, superlative most ambidextrous)

  1. Having equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.
    • Some are […]ambidextrous or right-handed on both sides; which happeneth only unto strong and athletical bodies, whose heat and spirits are able to afford an ability unto both.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
  2. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
  3. (archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
    • All False, Shuffling, and Ambidextrous Dealings.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
  4. (humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
  5. Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
    • Michelangelo was a very ambidextrous artist, producing sculptures and frescoes with equal ability.

Questions about ambidexterous

What is ambidexterous the misspelling of?
Ambidexterous is the misspelling of ambidextrous.

Words near ambidexterous in the dictionary

  1. ambidensoviruses
  2. ambident
  3. ambidexter
  4. ambidexterities
  5. ambidexterity
  6. ambidexterous
  7. ambidexters
  8. ambidextral
  9. ambidextrality
  10. ambidextrism
  11. ambidextrous

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