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sinistrously

/ˈsɪnɪstɹəsli/

sinistrously adverb: in a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.

Adverb

sinistrously (comparative more sinistrously, superlative most sinistrously)

  1. (archaic) In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.
  2. (archaic) With a tendency to use the left hand.
    • Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Of the Right and Left Hand

Forms of sinistrously

comparativemore sinistrously
superlativemost sinistrously

Origin of sinistrously

From Middle English sinistrousely, equivalent to sinistrous + -ly.

Questions about sinistrously

What does sinistrously mean?
Sinistrously means in a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.
What part of speech is sinistrously?
Sinistrously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce sinistrously?
Sinistrously is pronounced /ˈsɪnɪstɹəsli/.

Words near sinistrously in the dictionary

  1. sinistrorsal
  2. sinistrorsally
  3. sinistrorse
  4. sinistrorsely
  5. sinistrous
  6. sinistrously
  7. sinistroventral
  8. sinistroverse
  9. sinistroversion
  10. Sinite
  11. Sinitean

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