Both-handed

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness; ambidextrous. not-comparable

    "“I'm ambidextrous,” she replied. “Both-handed. Dad says it's rare.”"

  2. 2
    Denoting either right-handed or left-handed; either-handed. not-comparable

    "[Morimori, looking for a pair of scissors in the desk] Shinzuki Morimori Shinzuki: Yes, that is right. This is asymmetric one, so it is both-handed."

  3. 3
    For use with both hands or using both hands. not-comparable

    "He stood a bit far of the gloom of the lobby, but short of the dazzle of the stairs, and he clenched his briefcase at his chest in a tense and both-handed, reptilian grip, as if whatever he had in it must be guarded at all costs."

  4. 4
    Involving two sides or approaches not-comparable

    "The principle of being “both-handed” or “talk for talk and fight for fight” suggests the necessity to combine soft means with tough ones and to struggle while seeking cooperation."

Adverb
  1. 1
    With both hands not-comparable

    "Then the brown-haired detective charged around the corner firing both-handed, skimming two off Stephen's vest, while Stephen himself danced one round off the detective's and they fell backward simultaneously."

  2. 2
    Involving two sides or approaches not-comparable

    "Our second front will, in fact, comprise both the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Europe, and we can push either right-handed, left-handed, or both-handed as our resources and circumstances permit."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From both + handed.

Etymology 2

From both + handed.

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