What is "ambidextrous" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ambidextrous mean in English? Meaning of ambidextrous definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ambidextrous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ambidextrous": equally skillful with each hand

Adjective

  • Meaning: equally skillful with each hand
  • Example: an ambidextrous surgeon
  • Synonyms: ambidextrous two-handed
  • Antonyms: left-handed right-handed
  • Similar: equipoised
  • Meaning of "ambidextrous": marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

    Adjective

  • Meaning: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
  • Example: she was a deceitful scheming little thing a double-dealing double agent a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer
  • Synonyms: ambidextrous deceitful double-dealing double-faced double-tongued duplicitous janus-faced two-faced
  • Similar: dishonest dishonorable
  • Adjective: Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).Practising or siding with both parties. (Can we date this quote?) L'Estrange All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings.(Can we date this quote?) L'Estrange All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings.(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
  • Synonyms:

    deceitful, deceptive, disingenuous, double-dealing, hypocritical, left-handed,

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    ambidextrous in English: ambidextrous
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