English Explanatory Dictionary

sinistral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, facing, or on the left side.
  2. Left-handed.
  3. Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
  4. Having left lateral fault movement.
noun
  1. A left-handed individual.

Word forms

sinistral sinistrals

Synonyms

sinistrous

Antonyms

dextral

Related words

sinister

Derived words

dextrosinistral sinistral fault sinistral fold sinistrality sinistrally
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