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sinistral
Overview of adj sinistral
The adj sinistral has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sinistral -- (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")
2. sinistral -- (preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye")
Grep of noun sinistral
sinistrality
Antonyms of adj sinistral
2 senses of sinistral
Sense 1
sinistral (vs. dextral)
dextral (vs. sinistral)
=> dexter
=> dextrorse, dextrorsal
Sense 2
sinistral
INDIRECT (VIA right-handed, left-handed) -> ambidextrous, two-handed
INDIRECT (VIA left-handed, ambidextrous) -> right-handed
Similarity of adj sinistral
2 senses of sinistral
Sense 1
sinistral (vs. dextral)
=> sinister
=> sinistrorse, sinistrorsal
Also See> counterclockwise#1, anticlockwise#1, contraclockwise#1; left-handed#1
Sense 2
sinistral
=> left-handed (vs. ambidextrous)(vs. right-handed)
Pertainyms of adj sinistral
Attributes of adj sinistral
Domain of adj sinistral
Domain Terms of adj sinistral
Familiarity of adj sinistral
sinistral used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj sinistral
sinistral
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