Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
All the several ills that visit earth, Brought forth by night, with a sinister birth.
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
sinister influences
Of the left side.
my Mothers bloud Runs on the dexter checke, and this ſiniſter Bounds in my fathers:
From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky”), from Old French senestre, sinistre (“left”), from Latin sinister (“left hand”).
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