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Webster 1913 Edition


Sinistrously

Sin′is-trous-ly

(sĭn′ĭs-trŭs-ly̆)
,
adv.
1.
In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily.
2.
With a tendency to use the left hand.
Many, in their infancy, are
sinistrously
disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sinistrously

SIN'ISTROUSLY

,
adv.
1.
Perversely; wrongly.
2.
With a tendency to use the left as the stronger hand.

Definition 2024


sinistrously

sinistrously

English

Adverb

sinistrously (comparative more sinistrously, superlative most sinistrously)

  1. In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily.
  2. With a tendency to use the left hand.
    Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed. Sir Thomas Browne.