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—sinistrously, adv./sin"euh streuhs/, adj.1. ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.2. sinistral; left.
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Sinistrous — Sin is*trous, a. [See {Sinister}.] 1. Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. Sinistrous gravity. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Wrong; absurd; perverse. [1913 Webster] A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sinistrous — index disastrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sinistrous — [sin′is trəs] adj. SINISTER … English World dictionary
sinistrous — adjective Date: circa 1575 archaic sinister … New Collegiate Dictionary
sinistrous — SYN: sinistral (1) … Medical dictionary
sinistrous — adj. (Archaic) sinister, threatening, ominous; sinistral, of the left … English contemporary dictionary
sinistrous — sinis·trous … English syllables
sinistrous — sin•is•trous [[t]ˈsɪn ə strəs[/t]] adj. 1) ill omened; unlucky; disastrous 2) sinistral; left • Etymology: 1550–60; < L sinistr , s. of sinister (see sinister) + ous sin′is•trous•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
sinistrous — /ˈsɪnəstrəs/ (say sinuhstruhs) adjective 1. ill omened; unlucky; disastrous. 2. sinistral …
sinistrous — … Useful english dictionary
