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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Team Brazil, at one point, fielded a battery whose combined age (17-year-old right-hander Vitor Takahashi and 18-year-old catcher Enzo Hayashida) was less than that of Rangers right-handed starter Jacob deGrom (37 years old).
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
The bat, right-handed looks really good.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The Aggies then turned to right-handed sophomore Gavin Lyons, who went two innings, allowing three hits and one run.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Holmes has been tinkering with his cutter this spring, especially early in counts against right-handed hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
The bat, right-handed looks really good.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The Aggies then turned to right-handed sophomore Gavin Lyons, who went two innings, allowing three hits and one run.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Holmes has been tinkering with his cutter this spring, especially early in counts against right-handed hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
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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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