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Webster 1913 Edition
Sinistrous
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
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Adjective
sinistrous (comparative more sinistrous, superlative most sinistrous)
- (archaic) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
- Sinistrous gravity. — Sir Thomas Browne.
- (archaic) wrong; absurd; perverse
- A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice. — Bentley.