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Posted: Fri Aug 13 2021 9:01am
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ambisinister
[ am-bi-sin-uh-ster ]
adjective
clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
THE ORIGIN OF AMBISINISTER
Ambisinister, “clumsy or unskillful with both hands,” is the opposite of ambidextrous, “able to use both hands equally well.” The first element of ambisinister, ambi-, is the familiar Latin prefix ambi– “both, around,” as in ambiguous and ambivalent; the second half of the word, –sinister, comes from the Latin adjective sinister “on the left, left hand, or left side; adverse in influence or nature; unfavorably located.” Ambisinister is a relatively recent word, first recorded in 1849, more than two centuries after ambidextrous (1646).
HOW IS AMBISINISTER USED?
During our first lesson, I tried to follow him as he played […] but I could not. I feared I had simply become ambisinister until I realized that his sitar had fewer frets than mine did. He explained that his […] tradition habitually removes several frets to enhance the flow of the bent notes. RICHARD D. CONNERNEY, THE UPSIDE DOWN TREE: INDIA'S CHANGING CULTURE, 2009
Ambidextrous people can do any task equally well with either hand, but it’s exceptionally rare. Ambilevous or ambisinister are awkward with both hands. Our brains are cross-wired meaning the left hemisphere controls the right handed side of the body and vice-versa. So left handers can boast they are always in their right mind. RACHAEL BLETCHLY AND SHIVALI BEST, "LEFTY OR RIGHTY? THE SURPRISING EFFECTS OF BEING RIGHT OR LEFT-HANDED." MIRROR, AUGUST 13, 2018
ambisinister
[ am-bi-sin-uh-ster ]
adjective
clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
THE ORIGIN OF AMBISINISTER
Ambisinister, “clumsy or unskillful with both hands,” is the opposite of ambidextrous, “able to use both hands equally well.” The first element of ambisinister, ambi-, is the familiar Latin prefix ambi– “both, around,” as in ambiguous and ambivalent; the second half of the word, –sinister, comes from the Latin adjective sinister “on the left, left hand, or left side; adverse in influence or nature; unfavorably located.” Ambisinister is a relatively recent word, first recorded in 1849, more than two centuries after ambidextrous (1646).
HOW IS AMBISINISTER USED?
During our first lesson, I tried to follow him as he played […] but I could not. I feared I had simply become ambisinister until I realized that his sitar had fewer frets than mine did. He explained that his […] tradition habitually removes several frets to enhance the flow of the bent notes. RICHARD D. CONNERNEY, THE UPSIDE DOWN TREE: INDIA'S CHANGING CULTURE, 2009
Ambidextrous people can do any task equally well with either hand, but it’s exceptionally rare. Ambilevous or ambisinister are awkward with both hands. Our brains are cross-wired meaning the left hemisphere controls the right handed side of the body and vice-versa. So left handers can boast they are always in their right mind. RACHAEL BLETCHLY AND SHIVALI BEST, "LEFTY OR RIGHTY? THE SURPRISING EFFECTS OF BEING RIGHT OR LEFT-HANDED." MIRROR, AUGUST 13, 2018