adjective

ambilevous

ambilevous · more ambilevous · most ambilevous

Having equally bad ability in both handsHaving equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.

/ˌæmbɪˈliːvəs/

Meaning

1 senses

(rare)Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.

Origin

First attested in English in 1646: from Latin ambilaevus (ambi- (“both”) + laevus (“left”)

First attested in English in 1646: from Latin ambilaevus (ambi- (“both”) + laevus (“left”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀμφαρίστερος (ampharísteros, “with two left hands, awkward, clumsy”) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + ἀριστερός (aristerós, “left”).

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