Synonyms for lefthanded
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : left-han-did |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛftˈhæn dɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for lefthanded Other synonyms for the word lefthanded
- caviling
- clumsy
- crooked
- deceitful
- deceptive
- deluding
- devious
- dishonest
- disingenuous
- dissembling
- dissimulating
- double
- double-dealing
- dubious
- duplicitous
- evasive
- faithless
- fake
- false
- feigning
- fishy
- fraudulent
- gauche
- glib
- hollow
- hypocritical
- insincere
- jivey
- left-handed
- lying
- maladroit
- mendacious
- moralistic
- oily
- Pecksniffian
- perfidious
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- phony
- pietistic
- pious
- pretentious
- put-on
- sanctimonious
- self-righteous
- shifty
- sinister
- sinistral
- slick
- sly
- smooth
- smooth-spoken
- smooth-tongued
- sneaky
- snide
- southpaw
- specious
- spurious
- swindling
- treacherous
- tricky
- two-faced
- two-timing
- unctuous
- underhanded
- unfaithful
- unnatural
- unreliable
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- wily
Définition of lefthanded
Origin :- late 14c., of persons; 1650s of tools, etc., from left (adj.) + handed. In 15c. it also could mean "maimed." Sense of "underhanded" is from early 17c., as in left-handed compliment (1787, also attested 1855 in pugilism slang for "a punch with the left fist"), as is that of "illicit" (e.g. left-handed marriage). Related: Left-handedly; left-handedness.
- As in left-handed : adj using left hand or awkward
- As in ambidextrous : adj insincere
- As in mala fide : adj insincere
- As in Pecksniffian : adj hypocritical
- As in pharisaic : adj hypocritical
- As in pharisaical : adj hypocritical
- As in double-dealing : adj cheating, deceitful
- As in hypocritical : adj deceitful, pretending
- Tris Speaker, greatest of outfielders and manager of the world's champion Cleveland Indians, is lefthanded.
- Extract from : « Seeing Things at Night » by Heywood Broun
- He was the first sporting writer to keep separate averages for batters against right and lefthanded pitching.
- Extract from : « The Boy Grew Older » by Heywood Broun
- Meda asserts that it was he who, with infinite courage, though in a lefthanded manner, shot Robespierre.
- Extract from : « The French Revolution » by Thomas Carlyle
Antonyms for lefthanded
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