left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd 
ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
also
: swinging from left to right
a left-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
4
b
: insincere, backhanded, dubious
a left-handed compliment
5
a
: having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left
a left-handed rope
6
: having or being the L-form molecular structure
left-handed
adverb
left-handedly
adverb
left-handedness
noun
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Examples of left-handed in a Sentence
I'd rather have no help at all than have his left-handed "assistance"
failed to realize that he had received a left-handed compliment
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As of Tuesday, the team’s biggest priority seemed to be adding a left-handed reliever, with names such as Tim Hill, Brooks Raley and Andrew Chafin each being discussed, according to a league source.
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Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The one left-handed starting pitcher Boston offers is new acquisition Garrett Crochet.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
No one player will be able to replace the left-handed Soto, whose incredible combination of on-base skills and power proved to be a perfect complement to Judge’s right-handed bat.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Curry kept fueling the Warriors’ offense, making goggle eyes after finding Kevon Looney for a layup with a left-handed dime.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The one left-handed starting pitcher Boston offers is new acquisition Garrett Crochet.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
No one player will be able to replace the left-handed Soto, whose incredible combination of on-base skills and power proved to be a perfect complement to Judge’s right-handed bat.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Curry kept fueling the Warriors’ offense, making goggle eyes after finding Kevon Looney for a layup with a left-handed dime.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
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left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd, ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
: having a direction contrary to that of movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
left-handed
adverb
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