"right-handed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more right-handed [comparative], most right-handed [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right + handed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|riȝt honded}} Middle English riȝt honded, {{af|en|right|handed}} right + handed Head templates: {{en-adj}} right-handed (comparative more right-handed, superlative most right-handed)
  1. Using their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, their left.
    Sense id: en-right-handed-en-adj-X1TpHtC7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 1 15 18 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 22 2 14 19 24 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 22 12 13 16 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 22 3 14 22 22
  2. (not comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-right-handed-en-adj-POIUZcak Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 1 15 18 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 22 2 14 19 24 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 22 12 13 16 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 22 3 14 22 22
  3. (not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-right-handed-en-adj-vZf6MYpf Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 22 12 13 16 21
  4. (physics) Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-right-handed-en-adj-KKvlCtuw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 1 15 18 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 22 2 14 19 24 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 22 12 13 16 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 22 3 14 22 22 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.
    Sense id: en-right-handed-en-adj-TcLevvI7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 1 15 18 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 22 2 14 19 24 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 22 12 13 16 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 22 3 14 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: righthanded

Noun

Etymology: From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right + handed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|riȝt honded}} Middle English riȝt honded, {{af|en|right|handed}} right + handed Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} right-handed pl (plural only)
  1. Right-handed people, taken as a whole. Tags: plural, plural-only Derived forms: right-handedly, right-handedness, right-handed path, rightie, righty Related terms: chirality Translations (of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.): أَيْمَن (ʔayman) (Arabic), يمناوي (yimnāwi) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), աջլիկ (aǰlik) (Armenian), eskuinti (Basque), eskumati (Basque), dretà (Catalan), dreter [masculine] (Catalan), 右利手 (yòulìshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 右撇子 (yòupiězi) (Chinese Mandarin), pravoruký (Czech), pravácký (Czech), højrehåndet (Danish), rechtshandig (Dutch), høgrhentur (Faroese), oikeakätinen (Finnish), droitier (French), rechtshändig (German), δεξιόχειρας (dexiócheiras) (Greek), ימני (yemaní) (Hebrew), jobbkezes (Hungarian), rétthentur (Icelandic), bukan kidal (Indonesian), deasach (Irish), destrimano (Italian), 右利き (migikiki) (Japanese), 오른손잡이 (oreunsonjabi) (Korean), dešiniarankis (Lithuanian), деснорак (desnorak) (Macedonian), høyrehendt (Norwegian Bokmål), høgrehendt (Norwegian Nynorsk), praworęczny (Polish), praworęki (Polish), destro [masculine] (Portuguese), dreptaci [masculine] (Romanian), правору́кий (pravorúkij) (Russian), deas-làmhach (Scottish Gaelic), pravoruký (Slovak), diestro [masculine] (Spanish), diestra [feminine] (Spanish), högerhänt (Swedish), afusi [masculine] (Tarifit), llawddehau (Welsh), llawdde (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-right-handed-en-noun-ZrfGv~6C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 1 15 18 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 22 2 14 19 24 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 22 12 13 16 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 22 3 14 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: righthanded

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "praworęczny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "praworęki"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "destro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dreptaci"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pravorúkij",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "правору́кий"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "deas-làmhach"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "pravoruký"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "diestro"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "diestra"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "högerhänt"
        },
        {
          "code": "rif",
          "lang": "Tarifit",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "afusi"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "llawddehau"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
          "word": "llawdde"
        }
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    }
  ],
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    "right-handed"
  ],
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}
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      "glosses": [
        "Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand."
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        "Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise."
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          "turning"
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          "spiralling"
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        "(not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise."
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        "Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule."
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    }
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    "right-handed"
  ],
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}

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    },
    {
      "word": "lefthanded"
    }
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    "English parasynthetic adjectives",
    "English pluralia tantum",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "right-handedly"
    },
    {
      "word": "right-handedness"
    },
    {
      "word": "right-handed path"
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    },
    {
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    }
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      "word": "chirality"
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      ],
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          "ref": "1992, Antonio E. Puente, Robert J. McCaffrey, Handbook of Neuropsychological Assessment, page 147",
          "text": "Evidence contradicting this principle came from a study of epileptic patients by Penfield and Roberts (1959) who found that dysphasia following surgery on the right hemisphere was not significantly more frequent in the left-handed than in the right-handed.",
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        "Right-handed people, taken as a whole."
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔayman",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "أَيْمَن"
    },
    {
      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yimnāwi",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "Gulf-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "يمناوي"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aǰlik",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "աջլիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "eskuinti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "eskumati"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "dretà"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dreter"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yòulìshǒu",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "右利手"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yòupiězi",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "右撇子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "pravoruký"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "pravácký"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "højrehåndet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "rechtshandig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "høgrhentur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "oikeakätinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "droitier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "rechtshändig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dexiócheiras",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "δεξιόχειρας"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yemaní",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "ימני"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "jobbkezes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "rétthentur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "bukan kidal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "deasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "destrimano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "migikiki",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "右利き"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "oreunsonjabi",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "오른손잡이"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "dešiniarankis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "desnorak",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "деснорак"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "høyrehendt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "høgrehendt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "praworęczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "praworęki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "destro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dreptaci"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pravorúkij",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "правору́кий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "deas-làmhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "pravoruký"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diestra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "högerhänt"
    },
    {
      "code": "rif",
      "lang": "Tarifit",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "llawddehau"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.",
      "word": "llawdde"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "right-handed"
  ],
  "word": "right-handed"
}

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