- On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; --
opposed to dexter, or right. - Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; --
the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister
influences. - Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity;
perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims. - Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger;
as, a sinister countenance.
Meaning of 'sinister' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . sinister
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Meaning (1): - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example in sentence:
a baleful look;
a sinister smile;
forbidding thunderclouds;
his threatening behavior;
his tone became menacing;
ominous rumblings of discontent;
sinister storm clouds;
the situation became ugly;
ugly black clouds
Meaning (2): - stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
Example in sentence:
a black lie;
a dark purpose;
black deeds;
dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility;
Darth Vader of the dark side;
his black heart has concocted yet another black deed;
the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
Meaning (3): - on or starting from the wearer's left