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Quick definitions from WordNet (sinister)
▸ adjective: on or starting from the wearer's left ("Bar sinister")
▸ adjective: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable ("The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him-Thomas Hardy")
▸ adjective: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments ("Sinister storm clouds")
▸ Also see sinisterness
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▸ adjective: on or starting from the wearer's left ("Bar sinister")
▸ adjective: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable ("The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him-Thomas Hardy")
▸ adjective: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments ("Sinister storm clouds")
▸ Also see sinisterness
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sinister
▸ Usage examples for sinister
▸ Idioms related to sinister (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by sinister
▸ Words that often appear near sinister
▸ Rhymes of sinister
▸ Invented words related to sinister