Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monodextrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-odex-trous
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not ambidextrous; being either left-handed or right-handed.

adj

Example Sentences

"I have seen many ambidextrous men and I have never seen one whose two hands were equally good. The patient has certainly claim to the operator’s best hand. In ophthalmic surgery no inconvenience arises from being merely monodextrous."
"The 4D on-line motion planning algorithm described here is an augmententation of the 3D motion planning algorithm developed for monodextrous industrial robots[…]"
"Young men! Whilst engrossed in monodextrous literature, have you endured page-turner's torment? Then do not delay in purchasing the hands-free Bawdy Browsing Mechanism […]"

Etymology

From mono- + Latin dexter (“right", "skillful”) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono-
Root: *deḱs-
Suffix: la:dexter

Inflected Forms

more monodextrous (comparative) most monodextrous (superlative)

Antonyms

both-handed either-handed ambidextrous

Questions

What does monodextrous mean?: Not ambidextrous; being either left-handed or right-handed.
Where does monodextrous come from?: From mono- + Latin dexter (“right", "skillful”) + -ous.

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