Right-handed

Alternative forms

• righthanded

Full definition of right-handed

Adjective

1. Of one who uses their right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than their left.
2. (not comparable) Intended to be worn on, or used by the right hand.
3. (not comparable) Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.
4. (physics) Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.

Antonyms

• left-handed
• lefthanded

Derived terms

• right-handedness
• rightie
• righty