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    sinistrous
    /ˈsɪnɪstrəs/

    adjective

    • 1. giving the impression that something bad will happen; ominous: rare "a sinistrous event"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › sinistrousSINISTROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sinistrous definition: ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.. See examples of SINISTROUS used in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSINISTROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous. 2. sinistral; left. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. sinistrously. adverb. Word origin.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sinistrousSinistrous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    si· nis· trous ˈsi-nə-strəs. sə-ˈni- archaic. : sinister. Word History. First Known Use. circa 1550, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of sinistrous was circa 1550. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near sinistrous. sinistrorse. sinistrous. Sinitic. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › sinistrousSinistrous - definition of sinistrous by The Free Dictionary

    Define sinistrous. sinistrous synonyms, sinistrous pronunciation, sinistrous translation, English dictionary definition of sinistrous. adj. Archaic Sinister; inauspicious. sin′is·trous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › sinistrous_adjsinistrous, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective sinistrous, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › sinistrouslySINISTROUS Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Sinistrous definition: . See examples of SINISTROUS used in a sentence.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sinistroussinistrous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    sinistrous (comparative more sinistrous, superlative most sinistrous) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › sinistrousSinistrous Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (archaic) Wrong; absurd; perverse. A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice. "” Bentley. Wiktionary. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySINISTROUS definition in American English - Collins Online...

    2 senses: archaic 1. sinister or ill-omened 2. sinistral.... Click for more definitions.

  11. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uksinistrous - definition of sinistrous in English from the Oxford...

    giving the impression that something bad will happen; ominous:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.