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ambisinister

/ˌæm.bɪˈsɪn.ə.stɚ/

ambisinister adjective: awkward or clumsy with both hands.

Adjective

ambisinister (comparative more ambisinister, superlative most ambisinister)

  1. (rare) Awkward or clumsy with both hands.

ambisinister meaning in Tamil and Kannada

ambisinister in Tamil

திறனிலிக் கைகள்

ambisinister in Kannada

ಎಡ್ಡಂಬಡ್ಡ

Forms of ambisinister

comparativemore ambisinister
superlativemost ambisinister

Origin of ambisinister

From ambi- + sinister, literally “both sides left-handed”, by analogy with ambidextrous (literally “both sides right-handed”).

Questions about ambisinister

What does ambisinister mean?
Ambisinister means awkward or clumsy with both hands.
What is ambisinister in Tamil?
Ambisinister in Tamil is திறனிலிக் கைகள். See Ambisinister meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ambisinister?
Ambisinister is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ambisinister?
Ambisinister is pronounced /ˌæm.bɪˈsɪn.ə.stɚ/.

Words near ambisinister in the dictionary

  1. ambisexual
  2. ambisexualities
  3. ambisexuality
  4. ambisexually
  5. ambisexuals
  6. ambisinister
  7. ambisinistrous
  8. ambisonic
  9. ambisonics
  10. ambispective
  11. ambispectively

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ambisinister (page history and authors); ambisinister (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ambisinister (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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