right-handed

adjective

right-hand·​ed ˈrīt-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce right-handed (audio)
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

Examples of right-handed in a Sentence

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Expect a platoon at second base with left-handed hitting Marcelo Mayer and another right-handed bat. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Enter Emmaline Humphreys, the Tigers’ right-handed ace, to save the day. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025 Minasian said the Angels still don’t know the status of right-handed relief pitcher Robert Stephenson, who is awaiting opinions on his injured right elbow. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025 This, in turn, produced heavy right-handed neutrinos, ultimately producing more matter than antimatter. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right-handed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of right-handed was in the 14th century

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“Right-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-handed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

right-handed

adjective
right-hand·​ed
ˈrīt-ˈhan-dəd
1
: using the right hand more easily than the left
2
: done or made with or for the right hand
3
: having or moving with a clockwise turn or twist
right-handedly adverb
or right-handed
right-handedness noun
right-hander
-ˈhan-dər
noun

Medical Definition

right-handed

adjective
right-hand·​ed -ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce right-handed (audio)
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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