ambidextral

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Adjective

ambidextral (not comparable)

1. Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
   • 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:

     the ambidextral adjective; where two adjectives are given to one substantiv

Derived terms

• ambidextrality

Related terms

• ambidextrous
• dextrality
• dextrodextrality
• sinistrodextrality

Further reading

• “ambidextral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.