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形容詞

ambi (comparative more ambi, superlative most ambi)

1. (informal) Ambidextrous.
   • 1997 October 20, David A. Hardin, “whyisit...?”, in alt.lefthanders‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     I later began relearning everthing the real "right way," which is to say the left-handed way. I became truly "ambi" in most things I do.

   • 2000 January 30, Bloody Viking, “Question to Add to the .FAQ File.”, in alt.lefthanders‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     Of course, there's the prejudice toward lefties. (i.e. "sinister") Those who are ambi or semi-ambi are just thought of as strange. In my case, it rather nicely fits my personality to be semi-ambi, as I also have other odd talents and display inginuity and intrepidness.

   • 2000 October 12, Poettttt, “Left or right? OT handedness....”, in alt.support.eating-disord‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     And the rest of many of you, are ambi! I always thought *that* was way too cool.

名詞

ambi (plural ambis)

1. (informal) An ambidextrous person.

   Synonym: (informal) amby

   • 2000 February 1, Bloody Viking, “Dangerous Tools.”, in alt.lefthanders‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     This with the sickle illustrates the frustration of lefties, but also ambis when their right hand gets tired and want to switch over.

   • 2000 October 12, Jessica MacMullin, “Left or right? OT handedness....”, in alt.support.eating-disord‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     I am a righty, but have noticed I am becoming more of an ambi each day.

   • 2009 January 29, Earl Evleth, “Ancient Lefties: The History of Obama's Handedness”, in alt.activism.death-penalty‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     (Let's count James A. Garfield as a lefty, although some say he was ambidextrous and others say he was a lefty; many ambis are lefties who learn to do some tasks with their right hands.)

参照

• “ambi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "ambi", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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接頭辞

ambi-

1. Either or both.

   ambidirectional, ambipolar, ambispective, ambifix

2. On both sides.

   ambifix, ambilateral, ambilineal

3. Intermediate between two categories.

   ambisense, ambivert, ambisyllabicity

4. Alternating between two categories.

   ambilocal, ambivalent, ambiquitous

派生語

関連する語

Further reading

• Ambi – A Useful Root to Know, Bill Long 11/21/07

アナグラム

• bami, bima, iamb, imba

接頭辞

ambi-

1. (with verbal bases) around, about
2. (with nominal or adjectival bases) both, ambi-

派生語

関連する語

• ambō