sinistrous

English

Etymology

sinister +‎ -ous

Adjective

sinistrous (comparative more sinistrous, superlative most sinistrous)

1. (archaic) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
   • (Can we date this quote by Sir Thomas Browne and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     sinistrous gravity

2. (archaic) wrong; absurd; perverse
   • (Can we date this quote by Bentley and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “sinistrous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)