sinistrous

[ sin-uh-struh s ]
/ ˈsɪn ə strəs /

adjective

ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.
sinistral; left.

Origin of sinistrous

1550–60; < Latin sinistr-, stem of sinister (see sinister) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM sinistrous

sin·is·trous·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for sinistrous

  • He lived in obscurity, and only went out at night; he only communicated with his fellows with the most sinistrous precautions.

    History of the Girondists, Volume I |Alphonse de Lamartine
  • It was the advocate of Mr. Van Buren's election, and therefore would prevent the suspicion of sinistrous design upon him.

    Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton
  • At last he got quite dexterous—and sinistrous, too, for that matter.

    Dr. Jolliffe's Boys |Lewis Hough

British Dictionary definitions for sinistrous

sinistrous
/ (ˈsɪnɪstrəs) /

adjective archaic

sinister or ill-omened
sinistral

Derived forms of sinistrous

sinistrously, adverb