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sin·is·ter
/ˈsinəstər/
adjective

1. giving the impression that something harmful or

evil is happening or will happen.
"there was something sinister about that
murmuring voice"

Similar: menacing threatening

2. ARCHAIC • HERALDRY
of, on, or toward the left-hand side (in a coat of
arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e., the
right as it is depicted).

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Sinister De!nition & Meaning

Jun 6, 2023 — Sinister comes from a Latin word
meaning “on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious.”
Although it is commonly used today in the sense…

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Cambridge Dictionary
May 31, 2023 — evil, or suggesting that something evil
is going to happen: She has dark, sinister eyes that
make you nervous when she looks at you.

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Sinister De!nition & Meaning

threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble;
ominous: a sinister remark. · bad, evil, base, or
wicked; fell: his sinister purposes.

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1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble;
ominous. a sinister remark · 2. bad, evil, base, or
wicked; fell. his sinister purposes · 3. unfortunate; ...

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adjective. stemming from evil characteristics or forces;
wicked or dishonorable. “"the scheme of some sinister
intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy”.

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sinister
sinistersin‧is‧ter ; BAD BEHAVIOUR OR
ACTIONSmaking you feel that something evil,
dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen ...

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SINISTER meaning: having an evil appearance looking
likely to cause something bad, harmful, or dangerous
to happen.