nondominant
adjective
non·dom·i·nant
ˌnän-ˈdä-mə-nənt 
-ˈdäm-nənt
: not dominant
nondominant genes
done with the nondominant hand
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Most commonly, injuries happen while attempting to remove the pit with a knife while holding the avocado in your nondominant hand.
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Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Mar. 2024
Like writing backward, using my nondominant hand opened a different compartment in my brain.
—Joan Baez, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
Two shots to the head are rare in suicide attempts says Joe Parrish, but two shots using a nondominant hand to pull the trigger seemed nearly impossible to the longtime investigator.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2023
In effect, both lefties and righties seem to become more adept at using their nondominant hand when externally motivated to do so—and digital technologies, with their indifference to organic asymmetry, seem to have provided the necessary motivation.
—WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
Fold your cloth napkin in half, grasp the bottle from the base with your nondominant hand, place the napkin over the cork and grip with your dominant hand.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
Holding a husk on the nondominant hand, pointed end toward the body, spread a large dollop of masa on half of the top half of the husk, leaving ½ inch of clear space at the top.
—Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
Hold the shrimp in your nondominant hand with the outer, convex edge facing you.
—Meredith Schwartz, Bon Appétit, 4 July 2022
Eldridge told jurors that officers are required to carry their Taser on their nondominant side and their firearm on their dominant side.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2021
Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 4 Mar. 2024
Like writing backward, using my nondominant hand opened a different compartment in my brain.
—Joan Baez, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
Two shots to the head are rare in suicide attempts says Joe Parrish, but two shots using a nondominant hand to pull the trigger seemed nearly impossible to the longtime investigator.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2023
In effect, both lefties and righties seem to become more adept at using their nondominant hand when externally motivated to do so—and digital technologies, with their indifference to organic asymmetry, seem to have provided the necessary motivation.
—WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
Fold your cloth napkin in half, grasp the bottle from the base with your nondominant hand, place the napkin over the cork and grip with your dominant hand.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
Holding a husk on the nondominant hand, pointed end toward the body, spread a large dollop of masa on half of the top half of the husk, leaving ½ inch of clear space at the top.
—Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
Hold the shrimp in your nondominant hand with the outer, convex edge facing you.
—Meredith Schwartz, Bon Appétit, 4 July 2022
Eldridge told jurors that officers are required to carry their Taser on their nondominant side and their firearm on their dominant side.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2021
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“Nondominant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondominant. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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