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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sinister/ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/
▶adjective
- 1 suggestive of evil or harm.
- 2 archaic & Heraldry on or towards the left-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e. the right as it is depicted). The opposite of dexter1.
– derivatives
sinisterly adverb,
sinisterness noun.
sinisterly adverb,
sinisterness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. sinistre or L. sinister ‘left’.
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