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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Six years removed from his second National League Cy Young Award, right-handed starting pitcher Jacob deGrom appears to have finally returned to form.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The right-handed pitcher signed a five-year $185 million contract prior to the 2023 season.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
In his first at-bat against right-handed Rockies starter Germán Márquez, Conforto finally did, turning on an inside four-seamer for a double down the right-field line; just his third extra-base hit of June.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Marlins trade Also Wednesday, the Marlins acquired right-handed pitching prospect Colby Martin from Toronto in exchange for right-handed pitcher Robinson Piña, who recently had been designated for assignment.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The right-handed pitcher signed a five-year $185 million contract prior to the 2023 season.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
In his first at-bat against right-handed Rockies starter Germán Márquez, Conforto finally did, turning on an inside four-seamer for a double down the right-field line; just his third extra-base hit of June.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Marlins trade Also Wednesday, the Marlins acquired right-handed pitching prospect Colby Martin from Toronto in exchange for right-handed pitcher Robinson Piña, who recently had been designated for assignment.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 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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