left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd 
ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
also
: swinging from left to right
a left-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
4
b
: insincere, backhanded, dubious
a left-handed compliment
5
a
: having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left
a left-handed rope
6
: having or being the L-form molecular structure
left-handed
adverb
left-handedly
adverb
left-handedness
noun
Examples of left-handed in a Sentence
I'd rather have no help at all than have his left-handed "assistance"
failed to realize that he had received a left-handed compliment
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Gamble, who is a Des Moines, Iowa native, projects to be a solid left-handed contact hitter at the next level.
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Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
The left-handed hitter has posted a .314 average and .970 OPS over three college seasons at Alabama (2023) and Florida State (2024–25).
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
The Cardinals added a steady left-handed bat in Gurevitch, a Pacific Palisades native who starred at the University of San Diego.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
The left-handed hitter has posted a .314 average and .970 OPS over three college seasons at Alabama (2023) and Florida State (2024–25).
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
The Cardinals added a steady left-handed bat in Gurevitch, a Pacific Palisades native who starred at the University of San Diego.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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“Left-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-handed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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left-handed
adjective
left-hand·ed
ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd, ˈlef-ˈtan-
1
: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3
: having a direction contrary to that of movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
left-handed
adverb
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