Definition of left-handed
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
: morganatic
b
: insincere, backhanded, dubious
a left-handed compliment
5a
: 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
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The first known use of left-handed was in the 15th century
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