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“ambidextrously”
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.
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ambi-, amb-, ambo- +
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dexter-, dextra-, dextro-
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