righthanded
Not a southpaw
Righthanded describes someone who primarily uses their right hand for tasks like writing and throwing, or something designed for such people: a righthanded pitcher, righthanded scissors.
The term extends to rotation or motion moving clockwise.
Also spelled right-handed.
The opposite is lefthanded.
Dominant hand majority
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
- leftiesNon-dominant-hand majority
- handednessPreferred limb dominance
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- mouseSmall gnawing mammal
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- catchingAble to be transmitted
bowling · penmanship · handwriting · knitting · sewing · chopsticks · carving · paintbrush
Following accepted practices
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
default · predominant · widespread · universal · statistical · population · percentage · norm
righty
Dominant hand majority
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
- leftiesNon-dominant-hand majority
- handednessPreferred limb dominance
orientation · laterality · ambidextrous · cross-dominance · left-handed
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
catching · bowling · penmanship · handwriting · knitting · sewing · chopsticks · carving · paintbrush · soldering
conventional
Following accepted practices
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- normativeSetting behavioral standards
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
common · default · predominant · widespread · universal · statistical · population · percentage · norm · average
righthandedlefthanded
Dominant on the sinister side
left-handed · southpaw · sinistral · leftie · lefty