- (of a person) finding it easier to use the left hand to write, hit a ball, etc. than the right
- a left-handed golfer
- I'm left-handed.
- (of tools, etc.) designed to be used by somebody who finds it easier to use their left hand
- left-handed scissors
- a left-handed guitar
- (of actions, etc.) done with your left hand
- a left-handed serve
- a left-handed catch
Idioms
See left-handed in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryleft-handed compliment (North American English)
(also a backhanded compliment British and North American English)
- a comment that seems to express approval but could also be understood as expressing a poor opinion of somebody/something
Check pronunciation:
left-handed