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left-brained
adjective
uk /ˌleftˈbreɪnd/ us /ˈleftˌbreɪnd/
sometimes used to describe people who are good at thinking using reason, making decisions, and using language, all of which are believed to involve the left side of the brain:
There's been a lot of information about people who are supposedly left-brained and right-brained.
His leadership style is typically characterized as no-nonsense, left-brained, impersonal, decisive, and cerebral.
The process is without doubt a left-brained activity.
Right-brained people are supposedly more emotional and impulsive, while left-brained people are apparently more logical and deliberate in their decisions.
There are even multiple-choice tests to determine whether individuals are left-brained or right-brained learners.
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