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Left-hand [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.

Left-handed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Having the left hand or arm more strong and dextrous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.

2. Unlucky; inauspicious; unseasonable. obsolete

Left-handed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.

2. Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious; as, a left-handed compliment.

3. Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.

Left-handedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Habitual use of the left hand, or rather the ability to use the left hand with more ease and strength than the right.

Left-handedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Left-handiness

Left-handiness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Awkwardness.

Left-handiness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.