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Meanings of ambidextrous in English

Portuguese
ambidestro

Equally skillful with each hand.

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      ambidestro

      Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.

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          Usage of ambidextrous in English
          1
          He's trained himself to be ambidextrous and learned to control his reflexes.
          The new yorker
          2
          Tet the wretched Sardian paid a long price for his ambidextrous hexameter.
          The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03
          3
          Groth is ambidextrous, able to change hands when the situation requires.
          The Guardian
          4
          Or just this graffiti wisdom: I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
          The South African
          5
          But neither is officially ambidextrous -rather, they have what is called cross-dominance
          The Guardian
          6
          As a writer, she is emotionally ambidextrous: funny and romantic, dark and light.
          The Guardian
          7
          From this we should have to infer that he is ambidextrous.
          The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes: A Study of Ideational Behav...
          8
          One person was ambidextrous, I also am a little bit ambidextrous.
          The new yorker
          9
          Morales threw ambidextrous hooks to the head while Barrera dug into the body.
          The Guardian
          10
          I said, Cliff Daniels, not being ambidextrous, faced a choice.
          Man in the Middle
          11
          Artemis was ambidextrous, but his left hand was slightly steadier.
          Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
          12
          And I got my machete, all ambidextrous, left footed, right handed, or vice versa.
          The Einstein Intersection
          13
          Should she continue to flex her ambidextrous talents or stick to her vocal lane?
          Ebony
          14
          Take an accomplished player, totally ambidextrous but with the ability to disguise his talent.
          The Irish Times
          15
          It is thus by attempting to be ambidextrous, I try to ward off attacks.
          Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
          16
          AMD first floated this ambidextrous strategy idea at its financial analyst meeting back in February.
          Wired
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          Portuguese
          ambidestro
          Ambidextrous through the time