Definition of Sinister

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

Antonyms of Sinister


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Homophones of Sinister


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