English Dictionary

both-handed

adj

Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness; ambidextrous. / Denoting either right-handed or left-handed; either-handed. / For use with both hands or using both hands.

He is both-handed and can write with either hand.

意味（1）

Skilled or able to use either hand, with unspecified degrees of equalness; ambidextrous.

“I'm ambidextrous,” she replied. “Both-handed. Dad says it's rare.”

意味（2）

Denoting either right-handed or left-handed; either-handed.

[Morimori, looking for a pair of scissors in the desk] Shinzuki Morimori Shinzuki: Yes, that is right. This is asymmetric one, so it is both-handed.

意味（3）

For use with both hands or using both hands.

He stood a bit far of the gloom of the lobby, but short of the dazzle of the stairs, and he clenched his briefcase at his chest in a tense and both-handed, reptilian grip, as if whatever he had in it must be guarded at all costs.

意味（4）

Involving two sides or approaches

The principle of being “both-handed” or “talk for talk and fight for fight” suggests the necessity to combine soft means with tough ones and to struggle while seeking cooperation.