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How to pronounce ambidextrous in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms two-handed
Derivation ambidexterity, ambidextrousness


an ambidextrous surgeon.
Type Words
Synonyms deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, janus-faced, two-faced

Examples of ambidextrous

ambidextrous
I am, however, an imaginative, practical problem solver as well as ambidextrous.
From the time.com
What's this, a TV investigator who isn't psychic, psychotic or even ambidextrous?
From the metro.co.uk
If your child is ambidextrous, be on the lookout for potential concerns early on.
From the psychcentral.com
Because it's ambidextrous, this is Logitech's first mouse without thumb controls.
From the techcrunch.com
A truly ambidextrous person is able to do any task equally well with either hand.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For innovation to flourish, everyone in the organization must be ambidextrous.
From the forbes.com
Right-handers may become ambidextrous due to an injury of their right hand or arm.
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His uncle Kevin is the only member of Adami's family who may be ambidextrous.
From the lohud.com
Elton Chamberlain and Larry Corcoran were also notable ambidextrous pitchers.
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More examples
  • Equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"
  • Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
  • Ambidexterity is the state of being equally adept in the use of both left and right appendages (such as the hands). It is one of the most famous varieties of cross-dominance. People that are naturally ambidextrous are rare, with only one out of one hundred people being naturally ambidextrous . ...
  • Ambidextrous: The Secret Lives of Children (1985), is a novel by American author Felice Picano. The book is a semi- autobiographical account of the author's life growing up in the 1950's. Major themes include adolescent sexuality and coming out.
  • Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands; Of a person, bisexual
  • Possessing the ability to work effectively with either hand
  • A boomerang with aerofoils that makes it throwable either right or left-handed
  • The ability to pick up where the surgeon has left off.
  • The ability to perform on both the right and left sides.