sinister
adjective
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous.
sinisterly
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a word derived from
sinister.
Example Sentences
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The first, which he began making in the early 1960s, were mysterious, sinisterly bejeweled boxes, little containers of compressed surrealism festooned with hundreds of shiny straight pins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Yet the film’s striking images — a girl’s made-up face, sullen amid a crowd of colorful revelers; solar panels gleaming sinisterly below a full moon — leave an indelible trail.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Buckling sinisterly on the plancha, the tortilla is first covered in melted cheese before loaded up with other toppings — an effective way of preventing the tortilla from shattering, as frequently happens with tostadas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2019
He ended the tweet by sinisterly writing “May God Rest Their Soul!”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2019
“You’d be a sort of extra-concentrated ghost,” said Ron, chortling, as they passed the Bloody Baron going in the opposite direction, his wide eyes staring sinisterly.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
