am·bi·dex·trous [àmbi dékstr?ss] adjective 1. using each hand well: able to use the right and the left hand with equal skill 2. skillful in many ways: very skillful and versatile [Mid-17th century. < late Latin ambidexter "right-handed on both sides" < Latin dexter "right-handed"] -am·bi·dex·trous·ly, adverb