ambidextrous
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- adjective
- /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs/
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ambidextro
- During the game, the ambidextrous player impressed everyone by scoring with either hand.
Examples
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She can write equally well with both hands; in fact, she is ambidextrous.
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My daddy's ambidextrous, too.
Fiction book (1997) -
Yeah, I think that one girl was ambidextrous.
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"I'm ambidextrous, too," he said.
Fiction book (1997) -
Terry, all l need to know is if the suspect is ambidextrous.
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I'm ambidextrous sometimes, so neither hand got too tired holding that rather heavy brush!
Blog text (16) -
To play an octopus, one needs to be ambidextrous.
Fiction book (2001) -
I know this is supposed to cause problems, but in his case it made him so ambidextrous that he could win bets on the golf course.
Blog text (9) -
Right-handed subjects typically present different brain structures than left-handed subjects or those who are ambidextrous.
Blog text (11) -
The ambidextrous artist created beautiful paintings using both hands simultaneously.
Synonyms
Able to use both hands equally
Antonyms
Compounds
To use both hands equally well, for example when writing or playing an instrument
How Ambidextrous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
ambidextrous = ambidexter (transparent) = ambi + dextr + ous
Formation from an attested base 'ambidexter' + '-ous' is a regular adjectival suffixation and the meaning 'both-handed' is directly derived from the parts.
Etymology
Ambidextrous comes from the Latin parts ambi- 'both' and dexter 'right' or 'skillful', the same root as dexterity. So think of having two 'right' hands that are both skillful — that is why ambidextrous means able to use both hands equally well.