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Meaning of "sinistrous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SINISTROUS

sinistrous  [ˈsɪnɪstrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINISTROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sinistrous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SINISTROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sinistrous in the English dictionary

The definition of sinistrous in the dictionary is sinister or ill-omened. Other definition of sinistrous is sinistral.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINISTROUS


ambidexterous
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs
ambidextrous
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs
anestrus
ænˈiːstrəs
cloistress
ˈklɔɪstrəs
dexterous
ˈdɛkstrəs
dextrous
ˈdɛkstrəs
diestrus
daɪˈiːstrəs
disastrous
dɪˈzɑːstrəs
estrous
ˈiːstrəs
estrus
ˈɛstrəs
headmistress
ˌhɛdˈmistrəs
lustrous
ˈlʌstrəs
ministress
mɪnɪstrəs
monestrous
mɒnˈiːstrəs
monstrous
ˈmɒnstrəs
oestrous
ˈiːstrəs
oestrus
ˈiːstrəs
postmistress
ˈpəʊstmɪstrəs
proestrus
prəʊˈɛstrəs
toastmistress
ˈtəʊstˌmɪstrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINISTROUS

sinical
Sinicism
sinicize
Sining
sinister
sinisterity
sinisterly
sinisterness
sinistral
sinistrality
sinistrally
sinistrodextral
sinistrorsal
sinistrorsally
sinistrorse
sinistrorsely
sinistrously
Sinitic
sink
sink in

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINISTROUS

anestrous
barratrous
bibliolatrous
colostrous
dangerous
dartrous
elytrous
goitrous
goustrous
hagiolatrous
heliolatrous
ichthyolatrous
iconolatrous
idolatrous
impostrous
litholatrous
Mariolatrous
monolatrous
nitrous
petrous
zoolatrous

Synonyms and antonyms of sinistrous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sinistrous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINISTROUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

sinistrous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sinistrous
570 millions of speakers

English

sinistrous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sinistrous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sinistrous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sinistrous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinistrous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sinistrous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sinistrous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sinistrous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sinistrous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sinistrous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sinistrous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinistrous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sinistrous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரதிஷ்டமாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पापभ्रष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinistrous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sinistrous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sinistrous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sinistrous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinistrous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sinistrous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinistrous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sinistrous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sinistrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sinistrous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINISTROUS»

The term «sinistrous» is used very little and occupies the 185.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINISTROUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINISTROUS»

Discover the use of sinistrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sinistrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of ...
He writes, that flounders " have the eyes dextrous, or toward the right, when the fish is laid with its coloured side upward, and with its abdomen toward the spectator ; and sinistrous, when the eyes are toward the left, in the above situation of the ...
Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York (New York, N.Y.), 1815
2
The Globe dictionary of the English language
Sinistrously, (sin'is-trus-le) adv. in a sinistrous maimer ; perversely ; wrongly. Sink , (siugk) p. i. [A.-S. tincan.] To fall by the force of gravity ; to descend ; — to fall beneath or below the surface;— to enter so as to make an abiding impression ...
English language, 1873
3
The Iron Mask: Or, The Feats and Adventures of Raoul de ...
In a word, you propose to effect the substitution of the son of Louis XIII. who is now a prisoner, for tho son of Louis XIII. at this moment sleeping in the chamber of Morpheus ?" Aramis smiled, with the sinistrous gleam of his sinistrous thought.
Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet, 1850
4
United States Congressional serial set
We must also accept, if justice is administered to my defended, ihit June last to go to Barahona, was not a mere caprice nor an ill-firantW dentil a sinistrous view, but yes, because he was well established and related bis instance in . sire, and ...
‎1870
5
A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, on the Most ...
And while the King continues to disparage and asperse all sober and judicious Reflections upon that royal Paper, by charging upon them the unjust and reproachful Character- ol sinistrous Interpretations, it is necessary as well as equal, that ...
‎1750
6
Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden:
For the first part of this Confession of faith, there is not a word changed in i' and if so be that men had keeped that part of it free of sinistrous glosses, ani had applied it according to the meaning of those who were the penner thereof, there ...
G. A. Henty, 2014
7
Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian: In which ...
100 " Who comes, through night, to Cathmor,f " In the sinistrous J season of his dreams ? TRANSLATION. looked through her floating hair. " Who comes through night to Cathmor.f in the sea- " son X of his dreams ? Bringest thou aught of war ?
Patrick Graham, 1807
8
An analytical Dictionary of the english language: in which ...
signified left, in the sense of the Latin Sinister which we have Anglicized in the adjectives Sinister and Sinistrous and the adverbs Sinisterly and Sinis- trously, in order to qualify things and events that are unlucky, or not of the right kind.
Daniel Booth, 1836
9
The Oratorical Dictionary
Being on the left hand ; deceitful; had. adj. sinistrous: adv. sinistrously. SINISTROR'SAL. adj. Rising from left to right, as a spiral line or helix. SINISTROUS. adj. Being- on the left side; wrong; ahsurd; perverse. adv . xinistrously. SIN'UATE.
John Newland Maffitt, 1835
10
The great concern of salvation
Thar people may be influenced by wrong and sinistrous ends ancr*motives in this matter, is beyond all peradventure. They may design the gratification of their itching ears by the preacher's gifts, as the prophet Ezekiel's hearers did ; they may ...
Thomas Halyburton, 1751

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINISTROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sinistrous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sulphur Aeon Open the Gateway to the Antisphere
Sulphur Aeon: It's always hard to describe your own music—I guess the sinistrous vibe has increased a little, as did the overall speed. We've given our drummer, ... «SLUG Magazine, Apr 15»
2
Scouting Reds Pitchers: A New Francisco Cordero?
... his change-up 14% of the time against lefties. This year, it's all the way to 46% overall, and is easily his most commonly used pitch against sinistrous hitters. «Red Reporter, May 11»
3
Are the Accra Airport's "Baggage handlers" all Thieves?
The perpetrators of this sinistrous crime are the "Baggage handlers" who otherwise are entrusted with the secure delivery of the luggage. Their tendency to help ... «Modern Ghana, May 09»

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