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sinistral

sinistral adjective: of, facing, or on the left side.

Adjective

sinistral (not comparable)

  1. Of, facing, or on the left side.
    Synonyms:
    sinistrous
  2. Left-handed.
  3. Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
  4. Having left lateral fault movement.

Noun

sinistral (plural sinistrals)

  1. A left-handed person.

sinistral meaning in Tamil

sinistral in Tamil

இடஞ்சுழியான

Synonyms of sinistral

Antonyms

Forms of sinistral

pluralsinistrals

Words formed from sinistral

Phrases with sinistral

Questions about sinistral

What does sinistral mean?
Sinistral means of, facing, or on the left side.
What is sinistral in Tamil?
Sinistral in Tamil is இடஞ்சுழியான. See Sinistral meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sinistral?
Sinistral can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sinistral in the dictionary

  1. sinisterity
  2. sinisterly
  3. sinisterness
  4. sinisterwise
  5. sinistrad
  6. sinistral
  7. sinistral fault
  8. sinistral faults
  9. sinistrality
  10. sinistrally
  11. sinistrals

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