ambidexterity

[ am-bi-dek-ster-i-tee ]

noun

1. ambidextrous ease, skill, or facility.
2. unusual cleverness.
3. duplicity; deceitfulness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambidexterity¹

First recorded in 1645–55; ambidexter + -ity

Example Sentences

And herein, I think, we find the true answer to Charles Reade's mistaken notion of the advantages of ambidexterity.

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Talk about ambidexterity—Martin didn't know what it would be like to use one hand at a time.

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This is very desirable in many games and should be done aside from any theories as to the value of ambidexterity.

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Is there any phase of life in which ambidexterity would not be a factor of the greatest value?

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Both, as in ambidexterity, the ability to use both hands with equal ease.

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