Lexic.us

Definition of Ambidextrous

1. Adjective. Equally skillful with each hand. "An ambidextrous surgeon"

2. Adjective. Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. "A double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"

Definition of Ambidextrous

1. a. Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.

Definition of Ambidextrous

1. Adjective. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. ¹

2. Adjective. Practising or siding with both parties. ¹

3. Adjective. (humorous) Of a person, bisexual. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ambidextrous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Ambidextrous

1. Having equal facility in the use of both hands. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambidextrous

ambers ambery ambi- ambiance ambiances ambident ambident anion ambident ligand ambidexter ambidexterities

ambidexterity ambidexterous ambidexters ambidextral ambidextrism ambidextrously ambidextrousness ambience ambiences ambient

ambient air quality ambient behaviour ambient cistern ambient device ambient findability ambient food ambient foods ambient pressure ambient pressures

Literary usage of Ambidextrous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surety Bonds: Nature, Functions, Underwriting Requirements by Edward Clark Lunt (1922)
"The Sad Case of the ambidextrous Official One hazard incident to treasurers' bonds ... The latter fact, however, transpired only after this ambidextrous ..."

2. New Methods in Education..: Explaining Processes Whereby Hand, Eye and Mind by James Liberty Tadd (1899)
"... ambidextrous Work HE RESULT OF THIS WORK HAS only to be seen for one to become impressed with its value as a medium for the education of the individual. ..."

3. The School Journal (1900)
"ambidextrous drawing is not in a theoretical or experimental stage, ... One of the strongest points to be made in favor of ambidextrous drawing is the gain ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1892)
"1 neglected to mention that they are ambidextrous, and so is a ... In British Columbia and Washington the long-handled fish-spear is ambidextrous, ..."

5. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"On the prefix, see ambidextrous, above. 2. The verb ire is from ^ 1, to go ; cf. Skt. and Zend i, to go ; Fick, i. 506. AMBIGUOUS, doubtful. (Lat. ..."

6. Ambidexterity, or, Two-handedness and two-brainedness: Or, Two-handedness by John Jackson (1905)
"Let us follow this youth in his future career, who has made so very many attempts to be ambidextrous, for in the present case it must be allowed that they ..."

7. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1877)
"The father and mother are semi-ambidextrous. All of the children and the grandchild are ambidextrous to an annoying degree; all of the movements which they ..."

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