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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

Training in ambidexterity is training contrary to a law of child life.

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.

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