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sinistrous

[sin-uh-struh s]
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adjective

ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.
sinistral; left.

Origin of sinistrous

1550–60; < Latin sinistr-, stem of sinister (see sinister) + -ous
Related formssin·is·trous·ly, adverb
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Historical Examples of sinistrous

  • At last he got quite dexterous—and sinistrous, too, for that matter.

  • He lived in obscurity, and only went out at night; he only communicated with his fellows with the most sinistrous precautions.

  • It was the advocate of Mr. Van Buren's election, and therefore would prevent the suspicion of sinistrous design upon him.

British Dictionary definitions for sinistrous

sinistrous

adjective archaic

sinister or ill-omened
sinistral
Derived Formssinistrously, adverb
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