Both-handed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Both-handed is an adjective meaning Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness; ambidextrous.
Meaning
Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness; ambidextrous.
More Meanings
- Denoting either right-handed or left-handed; either-handed.
- For use with both hands or using both hands.
- Involving two sides or approaches
- With both hands
Example Sentences
“I'm ambidextrous,” she replied. “Both-handed. Dad says it's rare.”
[Morimori, looking for a pair of scissors in the desk] Shinzuki Morimori Shinzuki: Yes, that is right. This is asymmetric one, so it is both-handed.
The principle of being “both-handed” or “talk for talk and fight for fight” suggests the necessity to combine soft means with tough ones and to struggle while seeking cooperation.
Our second front will, in fact, comprise both the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Europe, and we can push either right-handed, left-handed, or both-handed as our resources and circumstances permit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include either-handed, ambi-handed, ambidextrous, ambidexterous, amphidextrous, two-handed.
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