right-handed
adjective
right-hand·ed
ˈrīt-ˈhan-dəd 
1
: using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left
also
: swinging from right to left
a right-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand
3
a
: having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : clockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the right
a right-handed screw
4
of a door
: opening to the right away from one
right-handed
adverb
right-handedly
adverb
right-handedness
noun
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Rojas had taken 182 regular-season plate appearances against right-handed pitchers.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Yoervis Medina, a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners in a three-year major league career, has died.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Whether or not his Dodgers win their second consecutive World Series this year, the right-handed shortstop, second baseman and outfielder is already poised to go down as one of the greatest of his generation.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Enter Emmaline Humphreys, the Tigers’ right-handed ace, to save the day.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Yoervis Medina, a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners in a three-year major league career, has died.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Whether or not his Dodgers win their second consecutive World Series this year, the right-handed shortstop, second baseman and outfielder is already poised to go down as one of the greatest of his generation.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Enter Emmaline Humphreys, the Tigers’ right-handed ace, to save the day.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Right-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-handed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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right-handed
adjective
right-hand·ed
-ˈhan-dəd
1
: using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand
3
: having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
right-handed
adverb
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