Sinister Definition

sĭnĭ-stər
adjective
Threatening harm, evil, or misfortune; ominous; portentous.
Sinister storm clouds.
Webster's New World
Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous.
Sinister storm clouds.
American Heritage
Wicked, evil, or dishonest, esp. in some dark, mysterious way.
A sinister plot.
Webster's New World
On, to, or toward the left-hand side; left.
Webster's New World
Attended by or causing misfortune or disaster.
American Heritage
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Origin of Sinister

  • From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky"), from Old French sinistra (“left"), from Latin sinestra (“left hand").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English sinistre unfavorable from Old French from Latin sinister on the left, unlucky

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sinister Sentence Examples

  • There was a moment of sinister silence, then a multitudinous stirring of the leaves.

  • I was in the country when I reached under the seat and retrieved a long and sinister knife.

  • Shadows made his appearance sinister.

  • His face had a sinister, troubled expression; but an enigmatical smile played perpetually around his lips.

  • The unscrupulous rigour with which he applied his scientific method, and the sinister deductions he thought himself justified in drawing from the results it yielded, excited terror and repulsion.

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Words Starting With

SSISIN

Words Ending With

RERTER

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Words Starting With S and Ending With R

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With R