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Definition of Sinister
1. Adjective. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. "The situation became ugly"
Exact synonyms: Baleful, Forbidding, Menacing, Minacious, Minatory, Ominous, Threatening
Similar to: Alarming
Derivative terms: Balefulness, Omen
Similar to: Alarming
Derivative terms: Balefulness, Omen
2. Adjective. Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable. "The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"
3. Adjective. On or starting from the wearer's left. "Bar sinister"
Definition of Sinister
1. a. On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.
Definition of Sinister
1. threatening or portending evil [adj]