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RIGHT-HANDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rotating to the right
Synonyms:
dextrorotary; dextrorotatory; right-handed
Classified under:
Similar:
clockwise (in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock)
Derivation:
right-handedness (preference for using the right hand)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Using or intended for the right hand
Example:
right-handed scissors
Classified under:
Similar:
dextral (preferring to use right foot or hand or eye)
right; right-hand (intended for the right hand)
Also:
dextral (of or on the right)
right (being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north)
Antonym:
ambidextrous (equally skillful with each hand)
left-handed (using or intended for the left hand)
Derivation:
right-handedness (preference for using the right hand)
