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sinister
('s/I/n/I/st/@/r )

adjective (a)

  • On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sinister storm clouds.
    A sinister smile.
    Synonym:
    baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening
    source: wordnet30
  • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable(adj.all)
    Example:
    The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him.
    Synonym:
    black, dark
    source: wordnet30
  • on or starting from the wearer's left(adj.all)
    Example:
    Bar sinister.
    source: wordnet30

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