Definitions
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Word origin
From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky”), from Old French senestre, sinistre (“left”), from Latin sinister (“left hand”).
Used in a sentence
“bar sinister”
“All the several ills that visit earth / Brought forth by night, with a sinister birth.”
“sinister influences”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Threatening in tone”8 letters
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