sin´is|ter|ness

sin´is|ter|ness
sin|is|ter «SIHN uh stuhr», adjective.
1. showing ill will; threatening: »

a sinister rumor, a sinister look.

SYNONYM(S): ominous, inauspicious.
2. bad; evil; dishonest: »

a sinister plan. I hope…that you'll…not impute to me any impertinence or sinister design (Oliver Goldsmith).

SYNONYM(S): base.
3. bringing evil; disastrous; unfortunate: »

Such a life was sinister to the intellect, and sinister to the heart (Hawthorne).

SYNONYM(S): unlucky.
4. on the left; left: »

My mother's blood runs in my dexter cheek and this sinister bounds in my father's (Shakespeare).

5. Heraldry. situated to the right of the one looking at the escutcheon: »

sinister base, sinister chief.

[< Latin sinister left (from the belief that omens seen on the left side were unlucky)]
sin´is|ter|ly, adverb.
sin´is|ter|ness, noun.

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  • sin´is|ter|ly — sin|is|ter «SIHN uh stuhr», adjective. 1. showing ill will; threatening: »a sinister rumor, a sinister look. SYNONYM(S): ominous, inauspicious. 2. bad; evil; dishonest: »a sinister plan. I hope…that you ll…not impute to me any impertinence or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sin|is|ter — «SIHN uh stuhr», adjective. 1. showing ill will; threatening: »a sinister rumor, a sinister look. SYNONYM(S): ominous, inauspicious. 2. bad; evil; dishonest: »a sinister plan. I hope…that you ll…not impute to me any impertinence or sinister… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… …   English syllables

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • sinisterness — sin·is·ter·ness …   English syllables

  • sinister — sin•is•ter [[t]ˈsɪn ə stər[/t]] adj. 1) threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister glance[/ex] 2) evil or malevolent; base: sinister purposes[/ex] 3) unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable 4) of or on the left side; left… …   From formal English to slang

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  • u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… …   English syllables

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