left-handed

(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior.

Rotating to the left.

Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.

Ironically ambiguous.

“a left-handed compliment”

(of marriages) illicit or informal.

“in Colonial America left-handed marriages between Frenchmen and Indians were frequent”

Using or intended for the left hand.

“left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs”

“left-handed scissors”