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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Expect a platoon at second base with left-handed hitting Marcelo Mayer and another right-handed bat.
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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
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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
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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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