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sinister

/'sɪnɪstər/

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adjective
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
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"the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"

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black dark evil
adjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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"sinister storm clouds" "a sinister smile"

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baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous threatening alarming
adjective
on or starting from the wearer's left
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"bar sinister"

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sinistral

Examples of sinister

"the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"
"sinister storm clouds"
"a sinister smile"
"bar sinister"