right-brained
Americanadjective
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having the right brain dominant, therefore being more adept at spatial and nonverbal concepts and being more creative and emotional than logical and analytical.
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of or relating to a person whose right brain is dominant.
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“I just always thought she was very like right-brained — really emotional, really empathetic, good at problem-solving, that sort of thing. But not super book smart,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
Yet they also said that it’s an environment where left-brained and right-brained thinking operate in relative harmony.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
According to new research, people who sleep on the left side of the bed consider themselves more left-brained and people who sleep on the right side of the bed consider themselves more right-brained.
From Fox News ● Jun. 9, 2019
I could see right off that, although existing in some distant right-brained universe, he craved connection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2018
Lots of creative activities While most of the people listed are known for their right-brained prowess, most spent a very large percentage of their childhood and adolescence doing very creative things.
From Time ● May 14, 2015
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