Left-handed
a.- Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right.
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Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious;
as, a .left-handed compliment - Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction. Left-handed marriage ,
a morganatic marriage. See
Left-handed screw ,
a screw constructed to advance away from the observer, when turned, as in a nut, with a left-handed rotation. An ordinary wood screw is right-handed.

