sinistrous

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/ˈsɪnɪstɹəs/

adjective

On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.

Opposite
dextrous
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Meanings

adjectivesinistrous (comparative more sinistrous, superlative most sinistrous)

comparative more sinistrous · superlative most sinistrous

  1. archaicOn the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.

    sinistrous gravity

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

    Antonyms: dextrous

  2. archaicwrong, sinister, absurd, or perverse

    But even put them into the hands of a knave or a fool , and yet , with the most sinistrous and absurd choice , he shall not extinguish the light of any one chapter.

    1725, Richard Bentley, Remarks upon a late Discourse of free-thinking

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOn the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.

Opposite
dextrous
Also see
sinistral

Origin

From sinister + -ous.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinistrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinistrous.

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