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sinister

sin·is·ter [ sínnəstər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. suggesting evil: threatening or suggesting malevolence, menace, or harm

2. on left part of shield: on the left side of a heraldic shield as seen by the holder
a bend sinister

[15th century. Via French< Latin, "left"; from the superstition that the left side is unlucky]

sin·is·ter·ly adverb
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