| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.[Websters]
2. In a duplicitous or duplex manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a two-handed or dextrous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a hypocritical, janus-faced, double-faced or pharisaic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective ambidextrous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (ambidextrous) | 1. Equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon".[Wordnet]. 2. Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.[Wordnet]. 3. Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.[Websters]. 4. Practicing or siding with both parties.[Websters]. 5. Being false, hypocritical, treacherous, mendacious or counterfeit.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being bisexual.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being deceitful, dishonest, insincere, disingenuous or deceptive.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being duplicitous, two-handed, double, duplex or twofold.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being two-faced or double-faced.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb ambidextrously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AMBIDEXTROUSLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ambidextrous
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | AMBIDEXTROUS, adj. Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left. Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease; practicing on siding with both parties.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (humorous) Of a person, bisexual. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: ambidextrous | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| The Ambidextrous Universe: Mirror Asymmetry and Time-Reversed Worlds | 6 | Ambidextrous (novel) | 4 | |
| Ambidextrous (novel) | 4 | The Ambidextrous Universe: Mirror Asymmetry and Time-Reversed Worlds | 6 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
