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Webster 1913 Edition


Sinistrous

Sin′is-trous

,
Adj.
[See
Sinister
.]
1.
Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
Sinistrous gravity.”
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Wrong; absurd; perverse.
A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most
sinistrous
and absurd choice.
Bentley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sinistrous

SIN'ISTROUS

,
Adj.
1.
Being on the left side; inclined to the left.
2.
Wrong; absurd; perverse. A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice.

Definition 2024


sinistrous

sinistrous

English

Adjective

sinistrous (comparative more sinistrous, superlative most sinistrous)

  1. (archaic) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
    Sinistrous gravity. Sir Thomas Browne.
  2. (archaic) wrong; absurd; perverse
    A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice. Bentley.