right-handed

[ rahyt-han-did ]
/ ˈraɪtˈhæn dɪd /

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.
  1. rotating clockwise.
  2. 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.

Origin of right-handed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

OTHER WORDS FROM right-handed

right-hand·ed·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for right-handed

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 hand right-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, adverb right-handedness, noun

Medical definitions for right-handed

right-handed

adj.

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