Words / B1

left-HAND-id/ˌleft ˈhændɪd/

Left-handed means using the left hand more than the right for writing and most tasks. Right-handed is the opposite; ambidextrous is both (a step up). Inclusion: left-handed scissors are in the cupboard, not a private purchase.

Meaning

Using the left hand more than the right for writing and most tasks.

Examples

• “Left-handed scissors are in the inclusion cupboard, not a private purchase.”
• “A left-handed desk in exams faces the aisle so elbows do not clash.”

Good to know

left-handed (hyphen). Opposite: right-handed. Noun: a left-hander. Exams / DT / inclusion. Mix-up: left-wing is politics (already in this dictionary).

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