right-handed
adjective
right-hand·ed
ˈrīt-ˈhan-dəd 
1
: using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left
also
: swinging from right to left
a right-handed batter
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand
3
a
: having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : clockwise
b
: having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the right
a right-handed screw
4
of a door
: opening to the right away from one
right-handed
adverb
right-handedly
adverb
right-handedness
noun
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Statcast ruled the 2-2 pitch to Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran in the 10th inning a cutter, but its movement is unlike a right-handed cutter.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Think about a right-handed person trying to use their left hand!
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The lone unsigned players are right-handed pitchers Grayson Boles and Dylan Wood.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
But right-handed batters are hitting slightly better against him (.180) than left-handers (.159).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Think about a right-handed person trying to use their left hand!
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The lone unsigned players are right-handed pitchers Grayson Boles and Dylan Wood.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
But right-handed batters are hitting slightly better against him (.180) than left-handers (.159).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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right-handed
adjective
right-hand·ed
-ˈhan-dəd
1
: using the right hand habitually or more easily than the left
2
: relating to, designed for, or done with the right hand
3
: having the same direction or course as the movement of the hands of a watch viewed from in front
4
right-handed
adverb
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