Definition of: left-handed

(left′han′did) adjective
1. Having the left hand or arm stronger or more dexterous than the right.
2. Done with the left hand; turning or moving from right to left or oppositely to the motion of the hands of a clock: a left–handed screw.
3. Adapted for use by the left hand, as a tool.
4. Clumsy; awkward.
5. Without sincerity; indirect: a left–handed compliment.
6. Morganatic: from the giving to the bride of the left hand instead of the right by the bridegroom in a morganatic marriage.
—left′–hand′ed·ly adverb
—left′–hand′·ed·ness noun