ambidextrous

• Bezeichnet eine Person, die beide Hände gleich gut gebrauchen kann. Im übertragenen Sinne auch für jemanden, der vielseitig oder wendig ist.

Describes a person who is able to use both the right and left hands equally well.

1. Equally skillful with each handB2formal

   Able to use both hands with equal ease and skill.

   Beidhändig geschickt

   • She is ambidextrous and can write with both hands simultaneously.
   • The surgeon's ambidextrous ability made the operation smoother.
   • Being ambidextrous is an advantage in many sports.

   Synonymetwo-handed

2. Deceptive or double-dealingC1formal

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

   Doppelzüngig

   • His ambidextrous behavior in the negotiations made everyone suspicious.
   • The politician was known for his ambidextrous approach to policy.
   • She gave an ambidextrous apology that seemed sincere but was actually manipulative.

   Synonymedeceitfuldouble-dealingduplicitousfaithlesshypocriticalinsincereperfidioustreacheroustwo-facedunderhanded

   Antonymefrankhonestingenuoussincerestraightforward