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ambidextrous
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As an adjective, ambidextrous means having equal ability in both hands.
Meanings of ambidextrous
7 meaningsadjective
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
humorousOf a person, bisexual.
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
“Michelangelo was a very ambidextrous artist, producing sculptures and frescoes with equal ability.”
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”
Similar: deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced
Older and rare meanings (1)
archaicPractising or siding with both parties.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).