Sinister Synonyms & Definitions

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• SinisterDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.
2. (a.) Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences.
3. (a.) On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.
4. (a.) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.

• Sinister-handedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Left-handed; hence, unlucky.