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/ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/ · adjective
Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left..
Evidence contradicting this principle came from a study of epileptic patients by Penfield and Roberts (1959) who found that dysphasia following surgery on the right hemisphere was not significantly more frequent in the left-handed than in the right-handed.
Use right-handed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Right-handed means Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left..
Common synonyms include dextral, clockwise, dextrorotatory, dextrorotary.
Possible antonyms include left-handed, lefthanded, ambidextrous, two-handed.
Evidence contradicting this principle came from a study of epileptic patients by Penfield and Roberts (1959) who found that dysphasia following surgery on the right hemisphere was not significantly more frequent in the left-handed than in the right-handed.
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