sinistrally

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adverb

Toward the left; in a sinistral manner.

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Meanings

adverbsinistrally (comparative more sinistrally, superlative most sinistrally)

comparative more sinistrally · superlative most sinistrally

  1. Toward the left; in a sinistral manner.

    rotate it on its axis inward, i.e., sinistrally for the right eye and dextrally for the left

    1895, Joseph LeConte, Sight: An Exposition of the Principles of Monocular and Binocular Vision

Origin

From sinistral + -ly.

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sinistrally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinistrally

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