ambidexter
Americanadjective
noun
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Origin of ambidexter
From Late Latin, dating back to 1525–35; see origin at ambi-, dexter
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LeftÐhanded on both sides; clumsy; Ð opposed to ambidexter.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Some people," I began, "are what is called ambidexter, and can use either hand with equal ease.
From Mr. Isaacs by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
It is difficult, writing as Cotton Mather often did, and had great skill in doing, in what Calef calls "the ambidexter" style, to ascertain his ideas.
From Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply by Upham, Charles Wentworth
Presently, being a five's player, and ambidexter, he shifted his hand, and the tremendous whacks resounded on the bull's left side.
From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles
Both ambidexter and quadruple-armed is that man, who in a day-laborer's body, possesses a day-laboring soul.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
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