Sinister
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
"A baleful look"
"Forbidding thunderclouds"
"His tone became menacing"
"Ominous rumblings of discontent"
"Sinister storm clouds"
"A sinister smile"
"His threatening behavior"
"Ugly black clouds"
"The situation became ugly"
(2)   On or starting from the wearer's left
"Bar sinister"
(3)   Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
"Black deeds"
"A black lie"
"His black heart has concocted yet another black deed"
"Darth Vader of the dark side"
"A dark purpose"
"Dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"
"The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy
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Etymology


From < < .

Adjective



  1. Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky.
  2. Evil, seeming to be evil.
  3. Of the left side.
  4. The left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
 
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