ambidextrous
[am-bi-dek-struh s]
adjective
able to use both hands equally well: an ambidextrous surgeon.
unusually skillful; facile: an ambidextrous painter, familiar with all media.
double-dealing; deceitful.
Slang. bisexual.
Origin of ambidextrous
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deceitful, deceptive, disingenuous, double-dealing, hypocritical, left-handedExamples from the Web for ambidextrous
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It is thus by attempting to be ambidextrous, I try to ward off attacks.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)Isaac D'Israeli
I should say he was ambidextrous, but he uses his left hand by preference.
The Red Thumb MarkR. Austin Freeman
A genius, and ambidextrous, he could write sonnets with one hand and compose operas with the other.
Edgar Saltus: The ManMarie Saltus
Inquiry should be made as to whether the patient is right or left handed, or ambidextrous.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and ToxicologyW. G. Aitchison Robertson
For by nature the right hand is the stronger: but nevertheless it may happen that there are ambidextrous men.
AristotleGeorge Grote
ambidextrous
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ambidextrous
[ăm′bĭ-dĕk′strəs]
adj.
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