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Meaning of sinistrously | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1
ˈsɪnɪstɹəsli

Definitions

  1. In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.
    archaic
  2. With a tendency to use the left hand.
    archaic

Examples

“Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

sinkward sinlessly sinningly sinologically sinseriously sinuately

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