nonce-wd. [f. *left-handy adj. (f. LEFT HAND) + -NESS.] Awkward manner. Cf. F. gaucherie.
1749. Chesterf., Lett., cx. (1892), I. 249. An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions, and a certain left-handiness (if I may use that word) loudly proclaim low education.
