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righthanded

righthanded is the alternative spelling of right-handed.

Meaning of right-handed

Adjective

right-handed (comparative more right-handed, superlative most right-handed)

  1. Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
  2. (not comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.
  3. (not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
  4. Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
  5. Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.

See all 6 meanings of right-handed

Forms of righthanded

comparativemore righthanded
superlativemost righthanded

Questions about righthanded

What is righthanded the alternative spelling of?
Righthanded is the alternative spelling of right-handed.

Words near righthanded in the dictionary

  1. righteye flounders
  2. rightful
  3. rightfully
  4. rightfulness
  5. righthand
  6. righthanded
  7. righthandedly
  8. righthandedness
  9. righthander
  10. righthanders
  11. righthandwise

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