left-handed

(lĕft'hăn'dĭd)
adj.

1. 1. Using the left hand more skillfully or easily than the right.
   2. Sports. Swinging from left to right: a left-handed batter; a left-handed golfer.
2. 1. Done with the left hand.
   2. Intended for wear on or use by the left hand: left-handed scissors.
3. Awkward; maladroit.
4. Of doubtful sincerity; dubious: left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.
5. Of, relating to, or born of a morganatic marriage.
6. 1. Turning or spiraling from right to left; counterclockwise.
   2. Rotating counterclockwise; levorotatory.

adv.

1. With the left hand.
2. Sports. From the left to the right: swings left-handed.

left-handedly left'-hand'ed·ly adv.
left-handedness left'-hand'ed·ness n.

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adjective

Not being what one purports to be: ambidextrous, disingenuous, insincere, mala fide. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: clumsy
Antonyms: dexterous

adj

Definition: insincere, ironic
Antonyms: sincere

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• Physical Attributes

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kejthåndet, venstrehånds-, med venstre hånd, kejtet, klodset, uheldig, venstresnoet, venstreskåren
adv. - kejtet, med venstre hånd, tvetydigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
linkshandig, links, met linkse draai, tegen de klok in, klungelig, onoprecht, dubbelzinnig, sinister, ongunstig

Français (French)
adj. - gaucher, pour gauchers
adv. - de la main gauche

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zweifelhaft, linkisch, linkshändig, für Linkshänder
adv. - mit der linken Hand

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αριστερόχειρας, ζερβοχέρης, (μτφ.) αδέξιος
adv. - αριστερά

Italiano (Italian)
mancino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - canhoto, desajeitado, malicioso
adv. - com a mão esquerda

Русский (Russian)
левша, неискренний, морганатический, с левым ходом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - zurdo, torpe, desmañado, de la mano izquierda
adv. - hacia la izquierda

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänsterhänt, med vänster hand, vänster-, tafatt, avig, drumlig, klumpig, tvetydig, tvivelaktig, till vänster, vänstergängad, vänstervriden, olycksbådande, vrång
adv. - på ett vänsterhänt sätt, med vänster hand, tafatt, avigt, drumligt, klumpigt, tvetydigt, tvivelaktigt,

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
左撇的, 无诚意的, 笨拙的, 用左手, 向左

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 左撇的, 無誠意的, 笨拙的
adv. - 用左手, 向左

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 왼손잡이의, 좌회전의, 애매한 , 서투른
adv. - 왼손으로 , 왼편으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 左利きの, 左利き用の, 左回りの, 左巻きの, 誠意が疑わしい, あいまいな, 不器用な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أعسر, أخرق, غير لبق, غير صادق, يحمل معنيين (ظرف) متعلق باليد اليسرى أو معمول بها أو معد لها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮איטר, שמאלי, מגושם, לא ברור, מסתובב נגד כיוון השעון‬
adv. - ‮שמאלה, ביד שמאל, נגד כיוון השעון‬

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