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sinister
[ sin-uh-ster ]
adjective
- threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
a sinister remark.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell:
his sinister purposes.
- unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable:
a sinister accident.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- of or on the left side; left.
- Heraldry. noting the side of an escutcheon or achievement of arms that is to the left of the bearer ( dexter ).
sinister
/ ˈɪɪə /
adjective
- threatening or suggesting evil or harm; ominous
a sinister glance
- evil or treacherous, esp in a mysterious way
- usually postpositive heraldry of, on, or starting from the left side from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's right
- archaic.located on the left side
- archaic.(of signs, omens, etc) unfavourable
Derived Forms
- ˈԾٱԱ, noun
- ˈԾٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- i·ٱ· adverb
- i·ٱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·i·ٱ adjective
- un·i·ٱ· adverb
- un·i·ٱ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sinister1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sinister1
Example Sentences
Theories range from the banal - a lack of will to investigate by an under-resourced and under-paid police force - to the sinister.
There was also something both weirdly sinister and calming in how Victoria spoke while raising a bottle of essential oils to her nose — but maybe that’s just the Southern drawl at work.
The last time the attic received a major overhaul was in the mid-2000s, and that figure, known as the “black widow bride,” had a more aggressive, sinister story to tell.
Fabian remains a conundrum — is he just a “don’t rock the boat” ladder-climber or is it more sinister?
Such a thing will not happen in our world, which is too big for a single sinister dictator.
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