adj. 1. Able to use both hands with equal facility. 2. Unusually skillful; adroit. 3. Deceptive or hypocritical. [Alteration of archaic ambidexter, from Middle English, double dealer, from Medieval Latin : Latin ambi-, on both sides; see AMBI- + Latin dexter, right-handed; see deks- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] am′bi·dextrous·ly adv. |
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