sinister
/S IH1 N IH0 S T ER0/adjective
- 1
Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- 2
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
“sinister influences”
- 3
Of the left side.
- 4
On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- 5
Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.
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