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ambidextrous
The definition of ambidextrous is the ability to use both the left and right hand equally well.
(adjective)An example of ambidextrous is a person who can write with his left hand and his right hand.
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See ambidextrous in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- able to use both hands with equal ease
- very skillful or versatile
- deceitful; double-dealing
Origin: < earlier ambidexter + -ous
Related Forms:
- ambidexterity noun
- ambidextrously adverb
See ambidextrous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Able to use both hands with equal facility.
- Unusually skillful; adroit.
- Deceptive or hypocritical.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of archaic ambidexter
Origin: , from Middle English, double dealer
Origin: , from Medieval Latin
Origin: : Latin ambi-, on both sides; see ambi-
Origin: + Latin dexter, right-handed; see deks- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- amˌbi·dexˈtrous·ly adverb
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