left-handed

adjective

left-hand·ed | \ ˈleft-ˈhan-dəd

, ˈlef-ˈtan-\

Definition of left-handed

1 : using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right also : swinging from left to right a left-handed batter

2 : relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand

3 : morganatic

4a : clumsy, awkward

b : insincere, backhanded, dubious a left-handed compliment

5a : having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise

b : having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left a left-handed rope

6 : having or being the L-form molecular structure