sinister

IPA: sˈɪnɪstɝ

adjective

  • Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
  • Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
  • (archaic) Of the left side.
  • (heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
  • (obsolete) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.
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Examples of "sinister" in Sentences

  • The coat of arms of Norway is sinister.
  • The sinister event happened two days ago.
  • His visage on the castles becomes more sinister.
  • The Count is urbane and gracious, but also vaguely sinister.
  • The boldest explorers dared to reconnoitre the sinister grotto.
  • Its omens are always sinister, and its powers are unpropitious.
  • The bloodthirsty, conniving moon then departs in a very sinister way.
  • Conspiracy theory was rolled out to explain my sinister cheerfulness.
  • As a priest, Tirso creates this sinister tempter for didactical reasons.
  • As the evidence mounts the idyllic setting gradually takes on a sinister hue.

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