left-handed

/lɛft'hændɪd/ adjective
11 letters2 syllables18 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
ADJECTIVE
1

(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior.

2

Rotating to the left.

3

Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.

4

Ironically ambiguous.

“a left-handed compliment”

5

(of marriages) illicit or informal.

“in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent”

6

Using or intended for the left hand.

“left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs”

“left-handed scissors”

WORD FORMS
Related formleft-handedness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Starts & ends withL … D
Syllablesleft-hand · ed
SYNONYMS & RELATED23
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