ambidextrous meaning

ambidextrous as an adjective

1. equally skillful with each hand
   • an ambidextrous surgeon

   Synonyms: two-handed

   Opposite: right-handed, left-handed

   Similar: equipoised

   Related forms: ambidexterity, ambidextrousness

2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
   • she was a deceitful scheming little thing
   • a double-dealing double agent
   • a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer

   Synonyms: deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued

   Similar: dishonest

How to pronounce ambidextrous

ambidextrous is pronounced /ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəs/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.