sinistrous
1Sinistrous — Sin is*trous, a. [See {Sinister}.] 1. Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. Sinistrous gravity. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Wrong; absurd; perverse. [1913 Webster] A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most… …
2sinistrous — index disastrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3sinistrous — [sin′is trəs] adj. SINISTER …
4sinistrous — adjective Date: circa 1575 archaic sinister …
5sinistrous — sinistrously, adv. /sin euh streuhs/, adj. 1. ill omened; unlucky; disastrous. 2. sinistral; left. [1550 60; < L sinistr , s. of sinister (see SINISTER) + OUS] * * * …
6sinistrous — SYN: sinistral (1) …
7sinistrous — adj. (Archaic) sinister, threatening, ominous; sinistral, of the left …
8sinistrous — sinis·trous …
9sinistrous — sin•is•trous [[t]ˈsɪn ə strəs[/t]] adj. 1) ill omened; unlucky; disastrous 2) sinistral; left • Etymology: 1550–60; < L sinistr , s. of sinister (see sinister) + ous sin′is•trous•ly, adv …
10sinistrous — /ˈsɪnəstrəs/ (say sinuhstruhs) adjective 1. ill omened; unlucky; disastrous. 2. sinistral …
