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ambilevous.

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

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌæmbɪˈliːvəs/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.

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Where this word comes from

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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