right handed
Majority writing preference
Right-handed describes someone who naturally uses their right hand for tasks like writing, throwing, or eating—the dominant hand for most people.
It also describes tools or actions suited to right-hand use: a right-handed guitar, a right-handed batter.
The spelling varies: right-handed, righthanded, right handed.
- dextralOf the right hand
- throwPropel by arm motion
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- lateralityDominant side tendency
- manualWritten instructions for use
dexterity · orientation · batting stance · proprioception · scissors · grip strength · power grip · can opener · spiral notebook · door handle · rightminded · motor cortex · fine motor skills · golf swing · handshake etiquette · righty · righthand · lefthand
- batting stylesorthodox, unorthodox, defensive, aggressive, switch hitting
right handedleft-handed
Dominant on sinister side
southpaw · lefty · sinistral · ambidextrous · portsider
right, handed, hand, rightly, rightness, righteous, righteousness, rightful, rightfully