ambidextrous
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am·bi·dex·trous
(ăm'bĭ-dĕk'strəs) 
adj.
adj.
- Able to use both hands with equal facility.
- Unusually skillful; adroit.
- Deceptive or hypocritical.
[Alteration of archaic ambidexter, from Middle English, double dealer, from Medieval Latin : Latin ambi-, on both sides; see ambi- + Latin dexter, right-handed.]
ambidextrously am'bi·dex'trous·ly adv.Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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ambidextrous
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ambidextrous
adjective
- Not being what one purports to be: disingenuous, insincere, left-handed, mala fide. See honest/dishonest.
Devil's Dictionary:
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ambidextrous
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
adj.
Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.
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ambidextrous
IN BRIEF: The ability to use both hands equally.
Nina could play the guitar easily because she was ambidextrous.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:
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ambidextrous
adjective
adjective, euphemistic, orig US
= ambisextrous. (1966 —) .
[From earlier sense, able to use right and left hands equally well.]
adjective, euphemistic, orig US
= ambisextrous. (1966 —) .
[From earlier sense, able to use right and left hands equally well.]
| amber fluid, altogether, alligator | |
| ambisextrous, ambulance-chaser, amidships |
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Ambidextrous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ambidekstral, tohåndet
Nederlands (Dutch)
beide handen even goed kunnende gebruiken, handig op meer dan één gebied
Français (French)
adj. - ambidextre
Deutsch (German)
adj. - beidhändig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμφιδέξιος (κν. διπλοχέρης)
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ambidestro
Русский (Russian)
одинаково владеющий обеими руками
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ambidextro, hipócrita, falso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ambidexter, mycket skicklig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
两手俱利的, 怀有二心的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 兩手俱利的, 懷有二心的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 양수잡이의, 간교한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 両手のきく, 両手ききの, きわだって器用な, 非常に器用な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أضبط : قادر على الستعمال كلتا يديه بسهوله متساويه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שולט בשתי ידיו במידה שווה, עובד במיומנות ביותר מחומר אחד
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