right-handed

adjective

right-hand·​ed ˈrīt-ˈhan-dəd 

1

: using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left

also : swinging from right to left

a right-handed batter

2

: relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand

3

a

: having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : clockwise

b

: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the right

a right-handed screw

4

of a door : opening to the right away from one

right-handed adverb

right-handedly adverb

right-handedness noun

Examples of right-handed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Knack was having a solid rookie season but had been demoted back to triple-A. Once others started going down because of injuries, however, both right-handed pitchers reentered the equation. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024

The 6-4, 240-pound right-handed first baseman hit 18 homers in 102 games across two levels this year. —Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Very roughly, the idea would be that left-handed fermions live on one sheet, right-handed fermions live on the other, and bosons — the force-carrying particles of the Standard Model — live on both. —Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024

Playing exclusively at the DH spot, the right-handed hitter slashed .232/.270/.316 with one home run in 33 games. —Matt Weyrich, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

right-handed

adjective

right-hand·​ed

ˈrīt-ˈhan-dəd

1

: using the right hand more easily than the left

2

: done or made with or for the right hand

3

: having or moving with a clockwise turn or twist

right-handedly adverb

or right-handed

right-handedness noun

right-hander

-ˈhan-dər

noun

Medical Definition

right-handed

adjective

right-hand·​ed -ˈhan-dəd 

1

: using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left

2

: relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand

3

: having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front

4

: dextrorotatory

right-handed adverb