# right-handed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/

## Definitions
1. Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
2. Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.
3. Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
4. Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.
5. Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.

## Etymology
From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right + handed.

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