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Left-handed

Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.

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Ambiguous 84% connected

Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as,…

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Ambiguous 84% connected

Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as,…

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Illegitimate 84% connected

Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

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Illegitimate 84% connected

Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

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Left 84% connected

of Leave

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Left 84% connected

of Leave

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Left-hand 84% connected

Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.

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Left-hand 84% connected

Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.

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Legitimate 84% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Legitimate 84% connected

Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession…

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Maladroit 84% connected

Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.

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Maladroit 84% connected

Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.

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Sinistral 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.

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Sinistral 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.

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Sinistral 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.

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Sinistral 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.

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Synonym 5

Bungling 92% connected

of Bungle

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Butterfingered 92% connected

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Handless 92% connected

Without a hand.

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Levorotatory 92% connected

Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc.

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Morganatic 92% connected

Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage, between a man of superior rank and a woman of…

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Ambidextrous 94% connected

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

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Ambidextrous 94% connected

Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

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Right-handed 94% connected

Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.

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Right-handed 94% connected

Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left.

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