You searched for:
“ambidextrous”
ambidextrous, ambidextrously, ambidextrousness
1. Able to use both hands with equal facility.
2. Unusually skillful; adroit.
3. Deceptive or hypocritical.
4. Etymology: the word ambidextrous is derived from the Latin roots ambi, "both" and dexter, "right" (as opposed to left) or "favorable"; therefore, ambidextrous literally means "right on both sides".
2. Unusually skillful; adroit.
3. Deceptive or hypocritical.
4. Etymology: the word ambidextrous is derived from the Latin roots ambi, "both" and dexter, "right" (as opposed to left) or "favorable"; therefore, ambidextrous literally means "right on both sides".
Ambidexterity refers to being equally adept with each hand (or, to a limited degree, feet).
A person is ambidextrous when his left hand knows what his right hand is doing.
This entry is located in the following units:
ambi-, amb-, ambo- +
(page 1)
dexter-, dextra-, dextro-
(page 1)
Word Entries at Get Words:
“ambidextrous”
ambidextrous (am bi DEK struhs) (adjective)
Able to use both hands equally well; unusually skillful; versatile: an ambidextrous pianist: "He was ambidextrous in that he could pitch the ball equally well with either his left or his right hand."
From Latin: ambi-, "both" and dexter, "right".
This entry is located in the following unit:
English Words in Action, Group A +
(page 5)