right-handed

[ rahyt-han-did ]

adjective

1. having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference:

   a right-handed painter.

2. adapted to or performed by the right hand:

   a right-handed lever; right-handed penmanship.

3. Machinery.
   1. rotating clockwise.
   2. noting a helical, or spiral, member, as a gear tooth or screw thread, that twists clockwise as it recedes from an observer.
4. Building Trades. right-hand ( def 5 ).

adverb

1. in a right-handed manner or fashion:

   The door opens right-handed.

2. with the right hand:

   She writes right-handed.

3. toward the right hand or in a clockwise direction:

   The strands of the rope are laid right-handed.

right-handed

adjective

1. using the right hand with greater skill or ease than the left
2. performed with the right hand

   right-handed writing

3. made for use by the right hand
4. worn on the right hand
5. turning from left to right; clockwise

Derived Forms

• ˌright-ˈhandedly, adverb
• ˌright-ˈhandedness, noun

Other Words From

• right-handed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-handed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Roberts had two pitchers throwing in the bullpen, veteran right-handed Daniel Hudson and Game 3 starter Walker Buehler.

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Neither Soto nor Judge is a welcome sight at the plate, but with Judge the Dodgers had the right-handed Treinen facing a right-handed batter.

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Boone, batting right-handed, scored the go-ahead run in the eighth after hitting an RBI single.

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Why is the Statue of Liberty calling for a right-handed relief pitcher?

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He batted .288 with an OPS of .804 against right-handed starters this season, and all of the Dodgers’ starters are right-handed, so he might see some action.

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