ambidextral

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adjective

Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.

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Meanings

adjectiveambidextral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining equally to the left and right sides.

    the ambidextral adjective; where two adjectives are given to one substantive

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

Origin

From ambi- + Latin dexter (“right", "skillful”) + -al. See also ambidextrous.

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APA

ambidextral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambidextral

MLA

“ambidextral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambidextral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambidextral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambidextral.

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