left-handed
Not right dominant
Left-handed describes someone who naturally uses their left hand for tasks like writing or throwing: She's the only left-handed person in her family.
A left-handed compliment is one that's actually insulting—also called backhanded.
Left-handed tools or equipment are designed for left-hand use.
The association of left with clumsiness or dishonesty (from Latin *sinister*) lingers in that unflattering figurative sense.
Left-handed person, informally
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- lateralityDominant side tendency
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
Left-handed person, informally
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
advantage · jab · hook · sparring · tennis · fencing · baseball · cricket
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- can-openerDevice for unsealing tins
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- spiral-boundJoined by continuous wire
mouse · keyboard · desk · ergonomic · tools · utensils · measuring cup · joystick
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- maladroitLacking physical deftness
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
superstition · unlucky · evil · corrected · forced · switched · taboo · unclean
Producing original ideas
- artisticShowing imaginative skill
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
imaginative · genius · gifted · musical · spatial · nonconformist · original
Seldom occurring or found
- rareSeldom found or seen
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- unusualNot often encountered
- ten percentOne in ten
atypical · unique · exceptional · scarce · infrequent · special
Deceptively unkind praise
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
sly · ironic · double-edged · questionable · sardonic
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
- leftyNon-dominant-side user
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- lateralityDominant side tendency
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
orthodox · advantage · jab · hook · sparring · tennis · fencing · baseball · cricket · bowling
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- can-openerDevice for unsealing tins
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
spiral-bound · mouse · keyboard · desk · ergonomic · tools · utensils · measuring cup · joystick · holster
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- gaucheSocially awkward, unrefined
- maladroitLacking physical deftness
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
awkward · superstition · unlucky · evil · corrected · forced · switched · taboo · unclean
creative
Producing original ideas
- artisticShowing imaginative skill
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
unconventional · imaginative · genius · gifted · musical · spatial · nonconformist · original
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
ten percent · atypical · unique · exceptional · scarce · infrequent · special
backhanded
Deceptively unkind praise
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
underhanded · sly · ironic · double-edged · questionable · sardonic
- ___-handed wordsbackhanded, offhanded, underhanded, ambidextrous
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- Left-handednesslefty, southpaw, sinistral, cross-dominance, ambidextrous
- brain lateralitylaterality, handedness, brain lateralization, right-handedness, brain hemispheres
- The Princess BrideWestley, Buttercup, Inigo Montoya, inconceivable, as you wish
- batting stanceclosed stance, open stance, square stance, narrow stance, wide stance
left-handedright-handed
Favoring one's stronger side
dextral · clockwise · righty · ambidextrous