ambidextrous

UK: /ˌæmbiˈdɛkstrəs/ US: /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs/ ,(am′bi dek′strəs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

am•bi•dex•trous /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs/   adj. 

1. Medicine able to use both hands equally well.

am•bi•dex•ter•i•ty /ˌæmbɪdɛkˈstɛrɪti/  n. [uncountable]
am•bi•dex•trous•ly, adv. 
am•bi•dex•trous•ness, n. [uncountable] See ambi-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

am•bi•dex•trous  (am′bi dek′strəs), adj. 

1. Medicine able to use both hands equally well:
   an ambidextrous surgeon.
2. unusually skillful;
   facile:
   an ambidextrous painter, familiar with all media.
3. double-dealing;
   deceitful.
4. Slang Terms bisexual.

• ambidext(e)r + -ous 1640–50

am′bi•dex′trous•ly, adv. 
am′bi•dex′trous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ambidextrous / ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs/, ambidexterous / ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs æmbɪˈdɛkstərəs/ adjective

1. equally expert with each hand
2. highly skilled or adept
3. underhanded; deceitful

ambidexterity / ˌæmbɪdɛkˈstɛrɪtɪ/, ˌambiˈdextrousness noun

ˌambiˈdextrously adverb