# left-handed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /lɛftˈhændɪd/

## Definitions
1. Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
2. Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
3. Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
4. Awkward or maladroit.
5. Insincere or malicious.
6. Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path
7. Of a coordinate system: not following the right-hand rule.

## Etymology
From Middle English left handyd, lyfthonded, equivalent to left + handed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/left-handed