Etymology

ambisinister

A1M3B3I1S1I1N1I1S1T1E1R1

Today it means: Awkward or clumsy with both hands. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

From ambi- + sinister, literally “both sides left-handed”, by analogy with ambidextrous (literally “both sides right-handed”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.