ambidextral
English
Etymology
From ambi- + Latin dexter (“right", "skillful”) + -al. See also ambidextrous.
Adjective
ambidextral (not comparable)
- 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
Related terms
- ambidextrous
- dextrality
- dextrodextrality
- sinistrodextrality
Further reading
- “ambidextral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.