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What (who) is sinister - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Sinister (disambiguation)
Sinister
·adj On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left;
- opposed to dexter, or right.
II. Sinister ·adj Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.
III. Sinister ·adj Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.
IV. Sinister ·adj Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil;
- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences.
sinister
¦ adjective
1. suggestive of evil or harm.
2. archaic & Heraldry on or towards the left-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e. the right as it is depicted). The opposite of dexter1.
Derivatives
sinisterly adverb
sinisterness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. sinistre or L. sinister 'left'.
sinister
Something that is sinister seems evil or harmful.
There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
ADJ
Wikipedia
Sinister
Sinister commonly refers to:
- Evil
- Ominous
Sinister may also refer to:
Examples of use of sinister
1. "However, there could be something more sinister.
2. The campaign veered from the sinister to the surreal.
3. It was a predictably charming work, but almost sinister too.
4. There could be something more sinister," said Mr Gray.
5. But federal agents paint a far more sinister picture.