left-handed

Definition

Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.

Etymology

From Middle English left handyd, lyfthonded, equivalent to left + handed.

Example Sentences

• "The commendations of this people are not always […]left-handed and detractive."
• "On the other hand, nearly all magic tends in time to the left-handed path; as being a devious means of attaining desires unobtainable by ordinary methods."