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left-handed: adjective and adverb
left-hand: adjective and adverb

left-handed ADJ

left-handed

canhoto(-a)

left-handed scissors

tesoura f para canhotos

left-hand ADJ

esquerdo(-a)

left-hand side

a left-hand turn

uma virada à esquerda

Usage examples with left-handed

left-handed scissors

tesoura f para canhotos

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He is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. en.wikipedia.org

The left-handed spiral may have held religious significance because of its association with dance and ritual. en.wikipedia.org

These associate to form a nine-coiled left-handed beta-roll. en.wikipedia.org

His hard-hitting left-handed batting had become strong in front of the wicket, whilst reducing his pace made his bowling less wayward and more effective. en.wikipedia.org

Ward was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. en.wikipedia.org

He threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed. en.wikipedia.org

Young was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. en.wikipedia.org

This bias is also apparent in the lesser-known antonym ambisinistrous, which means left-handed "i.e.", clumsy on both sides. en.wikipedia.org

He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6ft 4 tall and weighed. en.wikipedia.org

He threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed. en.wikipedia.org

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