Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Unable to use either hand with facility: the opposite of
ambidextrous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to
ambidexter .
Etymologies
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First attested in English in 1646: from Latin ambilaevus (ambi- ("both") + laevus ("left")), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀμφαρίστερος (ampharisteros, "with two left hands, awkward, clumsy") from ἀμφί (amphi, "on both sides") + ἀριστερός (aristeros, "left").
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bestiary commented on the word ambilevous
left-handed on both sides; clumsy (as opposed to ambidextrous).
July 23, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word ambilevous
A synonym of ambisinistrous?
July 23, 2008
Telofy commented on the word ambilevous
I just found this deviant definition:
“Having the ability to perform manual skill tasks with both hands.”
—The American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
Huh?
June 28, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word ambilevous
ambisinister as opposed to ambidexter.
January 2, 2011