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ambidexterity

American  
[am-bi-dek-ster-i-tee] / ˌæm bɪ dɛkˈstɛr ɪ ti /

noun

  1. ambidextrous ease, skill, or facility.

  2. unusual cleverness.

  3. duplicity; deceitfulness.


Etymology

Origin of ambidexterity

First recorded in 1645–55; ambidexter + -ity

Example Sentences

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But Yeoh has defied this, cultivating a sort of full-body ambidexterity, shifting at will between modes of movement that have lived in her for years.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

But in basketball — as in soccer and lacrosse — ambidexterity is encouraged.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2019

In a subsequent study of 105 USA tech companies she’s studying how CEO humility facilitates organizational ambidexterity.

From Forbes • Oct. 26, 2013

For instance, in the early 20th century English propagandist John Jackson established the Ambidextral Culture Society in pursuit of universal ambidexterity and “two-brainedness” for the betterment of society.

From Scientific American • Mar. 24, 2013

Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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