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Ambidextrous Pronunciation
Ambidextrous is pronounced am-buh-DEK-struhs, IPA /ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəs/.
am-buh-DEK-struhs
US /ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəs/ · UK /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs/
Syllables: am · buh · DEK · struhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective: Able to use both hands equally well.
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Ambidextrous in a Sentence
- About one person in a hundred is ambidextrous.
- The goalkeeper is ambidextrous, which helps enormously.
- He taught himself to be ambidextrous after the injury.
Common Mispronunciations of Ambidextrous
Not AM-bi-dek-struhs
Third syllable carries the load, DEK. The two in front run quickly and evenly towards it.
Not am-buh-DEK-stroos
The ous ending is a weak struhs. No oo survives there, just as in nervous and famous.
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