left-footed

adjective

Of one who plays sports with their left foot in preference to, or more skillfully than their right.

Opposite
right-footed
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Meanings

adjectiveleft-footed (comparative more left-footed, superlative most left-footed)

comparative more left-footed · superlative most left-footed

  1. Of one who plays sports with their left foot in preference to, or more skillfully than their right.
  2. Played using the left foot

    Poised link-up play between Essien and Lampard set the Ghanaian midfielder free soon after but his left-footed shot from outside the box was too weak.

    2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
right-footed
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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