sinistral (Meaning)
sinistral (a)
of or on the left
sinistral (s)
preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
sinistral (a.)
Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.
Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sinistral
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sinistral Sentence Examples
- The sinistral child struggled to adapt to a right-handed world.
- The sinistral surgeon deftly wielded instruments in their non-dominant hand.
- The sinistral bird's feathers spiraled in the opposite direction of its clockwise counterparts.
- The sinistral staircase led to a hidden chamber, its steps winding counterclockwise.
- The sinistral painting depicted a mirror-image of reality, its colors and objects reversed.
- The sinistral spiral of smoke rose unnaturally, twisting left instead of right.
- The sinistral tree's trunk grew in a peculiar counterclockwise direction.
- The sinistral lightning bolt struck with an eerie leftward motion.
- The sinistral handwriting was illegible to those accustomed to right-handed script.
- The sinistral tendency in certain animals extended to their genetic code, which read in reverse order.
FAQs About the word sinistral
of or on the left, preferring to use left foot or hand or eyeOf or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral., Having the
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The sinistral child struggled to adapt to a right-handed world.
The sinistral surgeon deftly wielded instruments in their non-dominant hand.
The sinistral bird's feathers spiraled in the opposite direction of its clockwise counterparts.
The sinistral staircase led to a hidden chamber, its steps winding counterclockwise.
