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AMBIDEXTROUS
Definition of AMBIDEXTROUS
adjective
Having equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin ambidexter + -ous, the former from ambi- (“both”) + dexter (“right”), thus literally “both hands being like a right hand”. By surface analysis, ambi- (“both”) + dextrous (“skillful; agile”). The Latin word is first attested in the Vetus Latina, calquing Ancient Greek ἀμφοτεροδέξιος (amphoterodéxios) in Judges 3:15 after the Septuagint, itself translating Hebrew אִטֵּר יַד יְמִינוֹ (iṭṭēr yaḏ yəmīnō, literally “bound in his right hand”). This phrase is now generally translated as “left-handed”; the Septuagint translation is either from a variant reading or from a different interpretation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Hebrew.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMBIDEXTROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 393 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMBIDEXTROUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABDEIMORSTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start AMBIDEXT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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