| Pronunciation: | | 'sinistrul
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- [adj] of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
- [adj] preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
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SINISTRAL is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | sinister, sinistrorsal, sinistrorse |
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| | Antonyms: | | dextral |
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| | See Also: | | anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise, left-handed |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sin"is*tral\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left;
sinistrous; -- opposed to {dextral}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or
rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral
shells.
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