both-handed

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness

   Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness; ambidextrous.

   • “I'm ambidextrous,” she replied. “Both-handed. Dad says it's rare.”
2. 2

   Denoting either right-handed or left-handed

   Denoting either right-handed or left-handed; either-handed.

   • [Morimori, looking for a pair of scissors in the desk] Shinzuki Morimori Shinzuki: Yes, that is right. This is asymmetric one, so it is both-handed.
3. 3

   For use with both hands or using both hands.

   • He stood a bit far of the gloom of the lobby, but short of the dazzle of the stairs, and he clenched his briefcase at his chest in a tense and both-handed, reptilian grip, as if whatever he had in it must be guarded at all costs.
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   1. 4

      Involving two sides or approaches

      • The principle of being “both-handed” or “talk for talk and fight for fight” suggests the necessity to combine soft means with tough ones and to struggle while seeking cooperation.
   2. 5

      With both hands

      • Then the brown-haired detective charged around the corner firing both-handed, skimming two off Stephen's vest, while Stephen himself danced one round off the detective's and they fell backward simultaneously.

The neighborhood

• neighborleft-handed
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