Definition of "right-handed" []

• Using the right hand more skillfully or easily than the left. (adjective)
• Sports Swinging from the right to the left: a right-handed batter. (adjective)
• Done with the right hand. (adjective)
• Intended for wear on or use by the right hand: a right-handed pair of scissors. (adjective)
• Turning or spiraling from left to right; clockwise. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The media dubbed the right-handed pitcher a "lean, mean, triple-digit-fastball-throwing machine," and the Nationals were aggressive in their effort to sign him."
• "In the match, he appeared to rewrite the rules of what was possible at the crease by essentially premeditating every shot, switching between left- and right-handed at will and just whacking it wherever he fancied."
• "It had limited value, even to the average trumpeter, as it was built for a left-handed player; most trumpeters play right-handed."