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Webster 1913 Edition
Left-handed
Left′-handˊed
,Adj.
1.
Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.
2.
Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious;
as, a
. left-handed
complimentThe commendations of this people are not always
left-handed
and detractive. Landor.
3.
Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; – said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.
Left-handed marriage
, a morganatic marriage. See
– Morganatic
. Left-handed screw
, a screw constructed to advance away from the observer, when turned, as in a nut, with a left-handed rotation. An ordinary wood screw is right-handed.
Webster 1828 Edition
Left-handed
LEFT-HAND'ED
,Adj.
1.
Having the left hand or arm more strong and dextrous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.2.
Unlucky; inauspicious; unseasonable. Obs.