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monodextrous

monodextrous adjective: not ambidextrous; being either left-handed or right-handed.

Adjective

monodextrous (comparative more monodextrous, superlative most monodextrous)

  1. Not ambidextrous; being either left-handed or right-handed.
    • I have seen many ambidextrous men and I have never seen one whose two hands were equally good. The patient has certainly claim to the operator’s best hand. In ophthalmic surgery no inconvenience arises from being merely monodextrous.1910, The Treatment Of Cataract, page 58
  2. One-handed.
    • The 4D on-line motion planning algorithm described here is an augmententation of the 3D motion planning algorithm developed for monodextrous industrial robots[…]1992, Robotics and manufacturing., page 984
    • Young men! Whilst engrossed in monodextrous literature, have you endured page-turner's torment? Then do not delay in purchasing the hands-free Bawdy Browsing Mechanism […]2000, The league of extraordinary gentlemen. Vol. 1, page 160

Antonyms of monodextrous

Forms of monodextrous

comparativemore monodextrous
superlativemost monodextrous

Origin of monodextrous

From mono- + Latin dexter (“right", "skillful”) + -ous.

Questions about monodextrous

What does monodextrous mean?
Monodextrous means not ambidextrous; being either left-handed or right-handed.
What part of speech is monodextrous?
Monodextrous is an adjective.

Words near monodextrous in the dictionary

  1. monodermic
  2. monoderms
  3. monodesethyl
  4. monodesmosidic
  5. monodeuterated
  6. monodextrous
  7. monodialectal
  8. monodialectally
  9. monodic
  10. monodical
  11. monodically

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