[left-hand.ed] adj (14c) 1: using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right; also: swinging from left to right "a ~ batter"
2: relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand
3: morganatic
4. a: clumsy, awkward b: insincere, backhanded, dubious "a ~ compliment"
5. a: having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front: counterclockwise b: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left "a ~ rope" -- left-handed adv -- left-hand.ed.ly adv -- left-hand.ed.ness n