ambilevous

Meanings

Adj

Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in English in 1646: from Latin ambilaevus (ambi- (“both”) + laevus (“left”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀμφαρίστερος (ampharísteros, “with two left hands, awkward, clumsy”) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + ἀριστερός (aristerós, “left”).

Synonyms

ambisinistrous

Antonyms

ambidextrous

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