sinistrous

English

Etymology

From sinister +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnɪstɹəs/

Adjective

sinistrous (comparative more sinistrous, superlative most sinistrous)

1. (archaic) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.

   Antonym: dextrous

   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     sinistrous gravity

2. (archaic) wrong, sinister, absurd, or perverse
   • 1725, Richard Bentley, Remarks upon a late Discourse of free-thinking:

     But even put them into the hands of a knave or a fool , and yet , with the most sinistrous and absurd choice , he shall not extinguish the light of any one chapter.

References

• “sinistrous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.