<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ambisinister]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">adj., from ambi- (both) and sinister (left-handed, in its original meaning)</p>
<p dir="auto">Clumsy or inept with both hands (i.e., the opposite of ambidextrous, which literally means both   <a href="/topic/245638/right-handed">right-handed</a>; note that ancient Rome enormously favoured right-handedness, as China has in modern times)</p>
<p dir="auto">Skilled or able with both hands (used generally in protest against the term ambidextrous because it implies right-handedness is preferable or ideal - ergo, this term is most commonly used by left-handed people, and also by hipsters and English majors who want to show of their knowledge of etymology and generally feel superior; very few people who use the term [ambisinister] are technically ambidextrous)</p>
<p dir="auto">See also [ambisinistrous], which has the same meanings and the same roots (however, the adjective [sinistrous] has been almost universally replaced by sinister over the last several centuries).</p>
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