| 单词 | left handed |
| 释义 | 1 (adjective) a left-handed boxer Synonyms sinistral corrie-fisted (Scottish) sinistromanual southpaw (informal) 2 (adjective) Definition awkward or clumsy (archaic) Synonyms awkward She made an awkward gesture with her hands. careless clumsy I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer. fumbling gauche We're all a bit gauche when we're young. cack-handed (informal) maladroit Some of her first interviews with the press were rather maladroit. 3 (adjective) Definition ambiguous or insincere a left-handed compliment Synonyms ambiguous His remarks clarify an ambiguous statement given earlier this week. ironic It's ironic that the sort of people this film celebrates would never watch it. indirect Her remarks amounted to an indirect appeal for aid. enigmatic She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films. backhanded a backhanded compliment sardonic double-edged equivocal Her equivocal response gave nothing away. Additional synonymsin the sense of backhanded Definition ambiguous or implying criticism a backhanded compliment Synonyms ambiguous, ironic, indirect, sarcastic, oblique, sardonic, double-edged, equivocal, with tongue in cheek in the sense of clumsy Definition lacking in skill or physical coordination I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer. Synonyms awkward, blundering, bungling, lumbering, inept, bumbling, ponderous, ungainly, gauche, accident-prone, gawky, heavy, uncoordinated, cack-handed (informal), inexpert, maladroit, ham-handed (informal), like a bull in a china shop, klutzy (US, Canadian, slang), unskilful, butterfingered (informal), ham-fisted (informal), unco (Australian, slang) in the sense of enigmatic She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films. Synonyms mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling, ambiguous, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unintelligible, paradoxical, cryptic, inscrutable, unfathomable, indecipherable, recondite, Delphic, oracular, sphinxlike Synonyms of 'left-handed'left-handedExplore 'left-handed' in the dictionary Additional synonymsin the sense of equivocal Definition of doubtful character or sincerity Her equivocal response gave nothing away. Synonyms ambiguous, uncertain, misleading, obscure, suspicious, vague, doubtful, dubious, questionable, ambivalent, indefinite, evasive, oblique, indeterminate, prevaricating, oracularin the sense of gauche Definition socially awkward We're all a bit gauche when we're young. Synonyms awkward, clumsy, inept, unsophisticated, inelegant, graceless, unpolished, uncultured, maladroit, ill-bred, ill-mannered, lacking in social graces in the sense of indirect Definition not coming straight to the point Her remarks amounted to an indirect appeal for aid. Synonyms oblique, implied, roundabout, backhanded, evasive, circuitous, sidelong, circumlocutory, periphrasticin the sense of ironic Definition of, characterized by, or using irony It's ironic that the sort of people this film celebrates would never watch it. Synonyms paradoxical, absurd, contradictory, puzzling, baffling, ambiguous, inconsistent, confounding, enigmatic, illogical, incongruousin the sense of maladroit Definition clumsy, awkward, or tactless Some of her first interviews with the press were rather maladroit. Synonyms clumsy, awkward, bungling, inept, cack-handed (informal), inexpert, unskilful, unhandy, ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal) |
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