left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd 
ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
also
: swinging from left to right
a left-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
4
b
: insincere, backhanded, dubious
a left-handed compliment
5
a
: having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left
a left-handed rope
6
: having or being the L-form molecular structure
left-handed
adverb
left-handedly
adverb
left-handedness
noun
Examples of left-handed in a Sentence
I'd rather have no help at all than have his left-handed "assistance"
failed to realize that he had received a left-handed compliment
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The Dodgers expect to be one of the more active buyers this deadline and are looking to add a left-handed bat that can play the outfield.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 July 2025
By trading for former Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, the Yankees filled the biggest hole in their lineup and added a left-handed bat with some pop to aim at the short porch in Yankee Stadium.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The move addresses multiple needs for the Yankees, cementing the third base position on both sides of the ball while adding another left-handed bat to a Yankee Stadium that is built for left-handed hitters with its 314-foot porch down the right-field line.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The left-handed starting pitcher pitched five innings and yielded six hits and three runs (two unearned) with two walks and a strikeout.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 July 2025
By trading for former Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, the Yankees filled the biggest hole in their lineup and added a left-handed bat with some pop to aim at the short porch in Yankee Stadium.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The move addresses multiple needs for the Yankees, cementing the third base position on both sides of the ball while adding another left-handed bat to a Yankee Stadium that is built for left-handed hitters with its 314-foot porch down the right-field line.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The left-handed starting pitcher pitched five innings and yielded six hits and three runs (two unearned) with two walks and a strikeout.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
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“Left-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-handed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd, ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
: having a direction contrary to that of movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
left-handed
adverb
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