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Adjective: right-handed  'rIt'han-did
  1. Rotating to the right
    "Rotations clockwise are due to right-handed substances";
    - dextrorotary, dextrorotatory
     
  2. Using or intended for the right hand
    "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors"

See also: clockwise, dextral, right, right-hand

Antonym: ambidextrous, left-handed

Encyclopedia: Right-handed

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