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right-hand·ed (rīt'hăn'dĭd)
adj.
    1. Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left.
    2. Sports. Swinging from the right to the left: a right-handed batter.
    1. Done with the right hand.
    2. Intended for wear on or use by the right hand: a right-handed pair of scissors.
    1. Turning or spiraling from left to right; clockwise.
    2. Rotating clockwise; dextrorotatory.
adv.
  1. With the right hand.
  2. Sports. From right to left: swings right-handed.
right-handedly right'-hand'ed·ly adv.
right-handedness right'-hand'ed·ness n.

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