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PRONUNCIATION OF SINISTERLY

sinisterly  [ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINISTERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sinisterly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SINISTERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sinisterly in the English dictionary

The definition of sinisterly in the dictionary is in a threatening or ominous manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINISTERLY


asystole
əˈsɪstəlɪ
coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterly
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
north-northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwestəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
unsisterly
ʌnˈsɪstəlɪ
westerly
ˈwɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINISTERLY

sinh
Sinhailien
Sinhalese
sinical
Sinicism
sinicize
Sining
sinister
sinisterity
sinisterness
sinistral
sinistrality
sinistrally
sinistrodextral
sinistrorsal
sinistrorsally
sinistrorse
sinistrorsely
sinistrous
sinistrously

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINISTERLY

biquarterly
bitterly
clouterly
daughterly
elderly
formerly
latterly
northerly
overly
painterly
porterly
properly
quarterly
schoolmasterly
souterly
spinsterly
utterly
whoremasterly
winterly
writerly

Synonyms and antonyms of sinisterly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sinisterly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINISTERLY

Find out the translation of sinisterly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sinisterly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sinisterly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sinisterly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

siniestramente
570 millions of speakers

English

sinisterly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sinisterly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشاؤم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зловеще
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinistramente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sinisterly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sinistrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jahat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unheimlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sinisterly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sinisterly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinisterly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sinisterly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sinisterly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uğursuz olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sinistramente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złowieszczo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зловісно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinistru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sinisterly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinisterly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sinisterly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sinisterly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sinisterly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINISTERLY»

The term «sinisterly» is normally little used and occupies the 119.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINISTERLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sinisterly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sinisterly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sinisterly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINISTERLY»

Discover the use of sinisterly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sinisterly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Middle Times: Rise of the Goblin King
Sinisterly the Lord of Darkness and Shadow intends eliminating the creations of his brother. The grey and distorted former elf becomes the cursed Orlok filled with hatred for their elvin predecessors. Giant hughemen become hideous towering ...
D. S. Macleod, 2010
2
the saga of the golden horseshoe
(He holds out a rolled-up mortgage and unrolls it, laughing sinisterly. Aside.) Oh, I love to laugh like that! (To MA.) It is the mortgage and it is past due. MA: That is so ridiculous! MIDAS: You know it's overdue! MA: Not that. I mean the part where ...
3
120 Paragraphs
SINISTERLY Sinisterly aware of new ways of attacking any problem bigger than a breaded eel, you lent the aura of afternoon a sundered tilt. Fine as a fiddle were your slants toward the fresh season of spring itself. Young desire had pierced ...
Bruce Hamilton, 2004
4
Code Name: Chameleons
“And five'll get you ten that it'll transport these vehicles to their appointed destinations first thing tomorrow morning,” said Jennifer. “Indeed, my young fool,” said a male voice sinisterly, as it came from a hidden loudspeaker somewhere in the ...
John Lavernoich, 2001
5
Bodies and Texts: Configurations of Identity in the Works of ...
The face fails to reflect the self, instead reflecting the law imposed upon it, and more sinisterly, it comes to resemble that law, bearing 'odiosas similitudes.' Again , the question of the contestatory voice is implicitly raised by this episode: if La ...
Claire Taylor, 2003
6
Nick Enright: An Actor's Playwright
Gerry's ambivalent response to the children's needs, and his refrain that begins with the early statement: “I can't give you anything” (3) lends melancholy to the complex evocation of feelings with which the play opens, with its sinisterly ...
Anne Pender, Susan Lever, 2008
7
My Life As a Tarantula Toe Tickler
When we last left our burper buddy, Burping Boy (or is it burping buddy, Burper Boy?), he was busy watching the sinisterly sinister and startling stupendous (or is it startling sinister and sinisterly stupendous——) “Hey, can we just, burp, get on ...
Bill Myers, 2003
8
Dreamer's Journey: The Life and Writings of Frederic Prokosch
“'Almost sinisterly so,'” Fritz mutters, half-imploringly. “'Almost sinisterly so!'” Auden reiterates. In repeating Fritz's words with sardonic inflection, Auden, rather than being drunk, may well have been drawing on his choicest vein of mockery to  ...
Robert Greenfield, 2010
9
Narrative Ironies
From the narrator's point of view, I, the detective, am following the criminal, to discover more about him. From the Man of the Crowd's point of view, I, the victim, am being followed by a masked and sinisterly silent criminal. In this situation, 170  ...
Raymond Adolph Prier, Gerald Ernest Paul Gillespie, 1997
10
The Rotted Garden: Volume One
men dwelling sinisterly out of sight from the windows of the estate...but what reason would they have to go poking around an abandoned church through whose doors it is unlikely any soul has stepped in a despairingly long time?
Christian Vago, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINISTERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sinisterly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Foals unveil 360 degree, interactive video for 'Mountain At My Gates'
As the song progresses, the whole scene swells with intensity as members of the band start multiplying in the peripheries of the shot, crows flock sinisterly and ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
2
Feisty Turnout for Women Betrayed Rally
... to monitoring and reporting on medical ethics and advances” – calling them inaccurate, sinisterly edited, and an attack on the reproductive freedom of women. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
3
Protesters target Milwaukee Planned Parenthood
... to monitoring and reporting on medical ethics and advances” – calling them inaccurate, sinisterly edited, and an attack on the reproductive freedom of women. «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
4
I got a sneak peak of a new Rolls-Royce model, and it's spectacular
Unlike its larger and rather sinisterly named older siblings—Phantom, Ghost, Wraith—the Dawn is youthful-looking. Its lines and overall size are more diminutive ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
5
Marissa Nadler "Solitude" (Black Sabbath cover)
She omits the woodland flutes and adds a little hint of overdrive to the guitar, while her soft synth pads help to create a particularly dreamy, sinisterly soporific ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
6
Union boss doesn't waste words in response to Walker announcement
"Scott Walker has sinisterly shown us the reality of how money pollutes politics. Everybody knows Scott Walker does not share Wisconsin's values and cares ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
7
WATCH: The first trailer for Doctor Who series nine promises the …
Oh, and taking a mini-break from the deadly depth of Westeros is youngster Maisie Williams who, rather sinisterly, asks the Doctor: "What took you so long old ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Letters: One nation, except for the poor and vulnerable
... but the working poor are going to be lumped with tax credit reductions, sinisterly masked by the overdue minimum wage increase. As for the vulnerable people ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
How Matthew McConaughey and Naomi Watts Went Method To …
... a widowed professor who wanders into the Aokigahara—the Japanese forest sinisterly known for being a popular suicide destination—to take his own life. «Vanity Fair, May 15»
10
Sweeney Todd review – you begin to fear you may be on the menu
'He with his tombstone face and she sinisterly romping': Jeremy Secomb as Sweeney Todd and Siobhan McCarthy as Mrs Lovett. Photograph: Tristram Kenton. «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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