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.
- 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.
Origin of right-handed
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
OTHER WORDS FROM right-handed
right-hand·ed·ness, nounWords nearby right-handed
right-footer,
right-hand,
right-hand buoy,
right-hand man,
right-hand rule,
right-handed,
right-hander,
right-laid,
right-minded,
right-of-center,
right-on
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, nounMedical definitions for right-handed
right-handed
adj.
Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left.