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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Through 11 starts, the right-handed pitcher owned a 3–4 record with a 4.31 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 62.2 innings.
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Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
The right-handed Williams needed 30 total pitches to get his sixth save of the season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
When the Los Angeles Dodgers decided to give a five-year, $136.5 million contract to right-handed pitcher Tyler Glasnow, many questioned the decision.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Lukes will likely slide into center field against right-handed pitchers, and Springer could move to DH, leaving room for Barger to start in right.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
The right-handed Williams needed 30 total pitches to get his sixth save of the season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
When the Los Angeles Dodgers decided to give a five-year, $136.5 million contract to right-handed pitcher Tyler Glasnow, many questioned the decision.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Lukes will likely slide into center field against right-handed pitchers, and Springer could move to DH, leaving room for Barger to start in right.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 June 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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