Word
Sinister
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
sin-is-ter
Definition
- 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.
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