sinistromanual
Syllables: sin·is·tro·man·u·al/ˈsɪ.nɪs.tɹəʊˌman.jʊ.əl/US/ˈsɪ.nɪs.tɹoʊˌmæn.jə.wəl/
sinistromanual adjective: left-handed.
Adjective
sinistromanual (not comparable)
- Left-handed.
- [T]he artist, probably for the sake of symmetry, makes one right-handed and the other left-handed. The alternative, of course, is that the latter actually was a sinistromanual player of note [of the game of t'ou hu or pitch-pot] and was thus intentionally represented. In any event, we have in this...1978, David T[od] Roy, Tsuen-hsuin Tsien, editors, Ancient China: Studies in Early Civilization, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, published 1982, →ISBN, page 280
- In a world where most major medical maladies are readily treated, numerous minor medical conditions which today escape our notice will rise up from obscurity and present themselves annoyingly to our conscious minds, demanding attention. These conditions may be of several kinds. […] Third is minor...2008, S[hiv] K[ant] Prasad, “Revolutionary Nanotechnology”, in Modern Concepts in Nanotechnology (Encyclopaedia of Nanoscience; V), New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House, →ISBN, page 187
- Synonyms:
- left-handed
Noun
sinistromanual (plural sinistromanuals)
- A person who is left-handed.
- There are other cautions to be emphasized relating to the acquirement of dextrality by the savage: Nearly all the actions which we now call right-handed were in primeval times to him unknown. […] [T]he modern gun and revolver had not been devised. The bow and arrow, the spear, boomerang, club...1904 August, George M[ilbrey] Gould, “Dextrality and Sinistrality”, in The Popular Science Monthly, volume LXV, number 19, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 363
sinistromanual meaning in Tamil
sinistromanual in Tamil
- இடக்கைப் பயில்வுடைய, இடக்கைப் பழக்கமுடைய
Examples of sinistromanual in a sentence
- The alternative, of course, is that the latter actually was a sinistromanual player of note [of the game of t'ou hu or pitch-pot] and was thus intentionally represented.1978, David T[od] Roy, Tsuen-hsuin Tsien, editors, Ancient China: Studies in Early Civilization, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press...
- These conditions may be of several kinds. […] Third is minor physical or functional flaws, such as […] handedness (currently ~90% dextromanual, ~10% sinistromanual), […]2008, S[hiv] K[ant] Prasad, “Revolutionary Nanotechnology”, in Modern Concepts in Nanotechnology (Encyclopaedia of Nanoscience; V), New...
- Whoever killed this young girl was sinistromanual, an unusual state in this day." / "My murderer was left-handed?2012, Frederick Ramsay, chapter V, in The Eighth Veil (A Jerusalem Mystery), Scottsdale, Ariz.: Poisoned Pen Press, →ISBN, page 31:
- The bow and arrow, the spear, boomerang, club, etc., could be used as well with the left hand by the sinistromanual.1904 August, George M[ilbrey] Gould, “Dextrality and Sinistrality”, in The Popular Science Monthly, volume LXV, number 19, New York, N.Y....
Synonyms of sinistromanual
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Forms of sinistromanual
| plural | sinistromanuals |
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Origin of sinistromanual
From sinistro- + manual.
Questions about sinistromanual
- What does sinistromanual mean?
- Sinistromanual means left-handed.
- What is sinistromanual in Tamil?
- Sinistromanual in Tamil is இடக்கைப் பயில்வுடைய, இடக்கைப் பழக்கமுடைய. See Sinistromanual meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use sinistromanual in a sentence?
- The alternative, of course, is that the latter actually was a sinistromanual player of note [of the game of t'ou hu or pitch-pot] and was thus intentionally represented.
- What part of speech is sinistromanual?
- Sinistromanual can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce sinistromanual?
- Sinistromanual is pronounced /ˈsɪ.nɪs.tɹəʊˌman.jʊ.əl/ (UK).
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