double-handed
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.32 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Serving two purposes or involving two approaches.
adv
With two hands.
verb
Example Sentences
- "With this double-handed frontal horizontal grip the child is held in secure prone position so that its legs can move freely."
- "Usually 2–3.5 metres in length, double-handed spinning rods are ideal for tackling slightly larger fish, including tailor, salmon (hahawai), trevally, flathead, snapper, barramundi, and Murray cod."
- "The double-handed conversation had started to resemble a vaudeville act."
- "A “double-handed” strategy is called for, where the authorities show a readiness to intervene in the short run to support the economy should it flag again, while at the same time providing economic agents with a sense of long-term direction and governance to re-establish confidence."
- "Duchamp played a double-handed game, on one hand a public strategy on the other a clandestine commitment."
- "Ibrahim, who entertains suspicions of this double-handed policy, compromises the Prince by every means in his power."