left-handed

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective using or intended for the left hand
  2. adjective (of marriages) illicit or informal
  3. adjective (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior

Semantic network

Similar
left, sinistral
Opposite (antonyms)
ambidextrous, right-handed

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