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ambidextrous definition
ambidextrous |
Grep of noun ambidextrous ambidextrousness Overview of adj ambidextrous The adj ambidextrous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ambidextrous, two-handed -- (equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon") 2. ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued -- (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray) Antonyms of adj ambidextrous 2 senses of ambidextrous Sense 1 ambidextrous (vs. right-handed) (vs. left-handed), two-handed right-handed (vs. left-handed) (vs. ambidextrous) => dextral => right(postnominal), right-hand(postnominal) left-handed (vs. ambidextrous) (vs. right-handed) => left(postnominal), left-hand(postnominal) => sinistral Sense 2 ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable Similarity of adj ambidextrous 2 senses of ambidextrous Sense 1 ambidextrous (vs. right-handed) (vs. left-handed), two-handed => equipoised => switch(postnominal) Sense 2 ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued => dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable Attributes of adj ambidextrous Familiarity of adj ambidextrous ambidextrous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ambidextrous ambidextrous Overview of adj ambidextrous The adj ambidextrous has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ambidextrous, two-handed -- (equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon") 2. ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued -- (marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray)
ambidextrous definition
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