right-handed

[ rahyt-han-did ]

/ ˈraɪtˈhæn dɪd /

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adjective

having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter.

adapted to or performed by the right hand: a right-handed lever; right-handed penmanship.

Machinery.

rotating clockwise.
noting a helical, or spiral, member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists clockwise as it recedes from an observer.

Building Trades. right-hand (def. 5).

adverb Also right-hand·ed·ly.

in a right-handed manner or fashion: The door opens right-handed.

with the right hand: She writes right-handed.

toward the right hand or in a clockwise direction: The strands of the rope are laid right-handed.

Origin of right-handed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

OTHER WORDS FROM right-handed

right-hand·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby right-handed

rightful, right gastric vein, right gastro-omental vein, right hand, right-hand buoy, right-handed, right-hander, right-hand man, right-hand rule, right heart, right hepatic duct

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Example sentences from the Web for right-handed

I sawed under limbs and over limbs, right-handed and left-handed, standing on my feet and on my head.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
Well, I wouldn't say that I could make a determination of whether he was left-handed or right-handed.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Thus the conditions of the rise of the right-handed era were made as simple and uniform as possible.
The Story of the Mind|James Mark Baldwin
But this would leave the child's left arm free, and so a right-handed mother would be found with a left-handed child!
The Story of the Mind|James Mark Baldwin

Then, when the "curve" was still a novelty, there were very few hard hits made to right field by right-handed batters.
Base-Ball|John M. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for right-handed

right-handed

adjective

using the right hand with greater skill or ease than the left

performed with the right handright-handed writing

made for use by the right hand

worn on the right hand

turning from left to right; clockwise

Derived forms of right-handed

right-handedly, adverbright-handedness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for right-handed

right-handed

adj.

Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left.

单词	right-handed
释义	right-handed [ rahyt-han-did ] / ˈraɪtˈhæn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR right-handed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter. adapted to or performed by the right hand: a right-handed lever; right-handed penmanship. Machinery. rotating clockwise. noting a helical, or spiral, member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists clockwise as it recedes from an observer. Building Trades. right-hand (def. 5). adverb Also right-hand·ed·ly. in a right-handed manner or fashion: The door opens right-handed. with the right hand: She writes right-handed. toward the right hand or in a clockwise direction: The strands of the rope are laid right-handed. Origin of right-handed Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 OTHER WORDS FROM right-handed right-hand·ed·ness, noun Words nearby right-handed rightful, right gastric vein, right gastro-omental vein, right hand, right-hand buoy, right-handed, right-hander, right-hand man, right-hand rule, right heart, right hepatic duct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for right-handed I sawed under limbs and over limbs, right-handed and left-handed, standing on my feet and on my head. The Idyl of Twin Fires\|Walter Prichard Eaton Well, I wouldn't say that I could make a determination of whether he was left-handed or right-handed. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Thus the conditions of the rise of the right-handed era were made as simple and uniform as possible. The Story of the Mind\|James Mark Baldwin But this would leave the child's left arm free, and so a right-handed mother would be found with a left-handed child! The Story of the Mind\|James Mark Baldwin Then, when the "curve" was still a novelty, there were very few hard hits made to right field by right-handed batters. Base-Ball\|John M. Ward British Dictionary definitions for right-handed right-handed adjective using the right hand with greater skill or ease than the left performed with the right handright-handed writing made for use by the right hand worn on the right hand turning from left to right; clockwise Derived forms of right-handed right-handedly, adverbright-handedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to right-handed clockwise, dexter, dextral Medical definitions for right-handed right-handed adj. Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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right-handed

adjective

adverb Also right-hand·ed·ly.

Origin of right-handed

OTHER WORDS FROM right-handed

Words nearby right-handed

Example sentences from the Web for right-handed

British Dictionary definitions for right-handed

adjective

Derived forms of right-handed

Words related to right-handed

Medical definitions for right-handed

adj.