Left-handiness

Left-handiness
Left-handedness Left"-hand`ed*ness, Left-handiness Left"-hand`i*ness (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n. The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness. [1913 Webster]

An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certain left-handiness (if I may use the expression) proclaim low education. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]


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