both-handedly

adverb

Using both hands.

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Meanings

adverbboth-handedly (comparative more both-handedly, superlative most both-handedly)

comparative more both-handedly · superlative most both-handedly · alternative both-handed

  1. Using both hands.

    A-kneeling, a lad armcrosses his chest as a knight afoot, armed-at-all-points, both-handedly overhelms a sword & swooshes ~ the colée is dealt & felt!

    1993, Pat'rick Neal Pugh, Calif of Fornia, →ISBN, page 95

Origin

From both-handed + -ly.

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APA

both-handedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both-handedly

MLA

“both-handedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both-handedly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “both-handedly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/both-handedly.

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