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Uncommonsinister
The correct spelling is sinister.
How to pronounce sinister
/ˈsɪnɪstə/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈsɪnɪstə/
Say it like: Sin-ist-er
The correct spelling is sinister. Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister). For example: "sinister influences"
Usage Examples
“sinister influences”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- 2.Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- 3.Of the left side.
- 4.On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- 5.Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.
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