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
Examples of right-handed in a Sentence
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The materials that have the same type of composition but are prebiotic, are not used in life processes, are right-handed.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
Shawn played minor league baseball Shawn, a right-handed pitcher, was first drafted in the minor leagues in 1987 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
—Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
Pham, a right-handed hitter, didn’t fit the criteria.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
Sutherland and his group had previously shown that analogs of right-handed transfer RNA molecules — which bind amino acids and bring them to the ribosome to make proteins — link to left-handed amino acids 10 times faster than to right-handed ones.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
This backpack leaf blower is designed to be used by someone right-handed, and since the tube is attached on the right side of the backpack, there’s no way to change the orientation.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
On July 18, in the second inning of a scoreless game against the Baltimore Orioles, Jason Heyward squared up a low fastball from right-handed starter Tyler Wells.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
With a plus curveball and a fastball that can touch 97 mph, Flaherty would present Hyde an arm to go multiple innings as well as one to get right-handed batters out.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
In days past, sailors used steering oars to control boats, and since most people are right-handed, the oars were placed on the right side of the boat.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
Shawn played minor league baseball Shawn, a right-handed pitcher, was first drafted in the minor leagues in 1987 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
—Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
Pham, a right-handed hitter, didn’t fit the criteria.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
Sutherland and his group had previously shown that analogs of right-handed transfer RNA molecules — which bind amino acids and bring them to the ribosome to make proteins — link to left-handed amino acids 10 times faster than to right-handed ones.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
This backpack leaf blower is designed to be used by someone right-handed, and since the tube is attached on the right side of the backpack, there’s no way to change the orientation.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
On July 18, in the second inning of a scoreless game against the Baltimore Orioles, Jason Heyward squared up a low fastball from right-handed starter Tyler Wells.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
With a plus curveball and a fastball that can touch 97 mph, Flaherty would present Hyde an arm to go multiple innings as well as one to get right-handed batters out.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2023
In days past, sailors used steering oars to control boats, and since most people are right-handed, the oars were placed on the right side of the boat.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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
noun
-ˈhan-dər
Medical Definition
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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