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Sinistrous

Sinistrous \Sin"is*trous\, a. [See Sinister.]

  1. Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. ``Sinistrous gravity.''
    --Sir T. Browne.

  2. Wrong; absurd; perverse.

    A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice.
    --Bentley.

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sinistrous

a. 1 (context archaic English) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. 2 (context archaic English) wrong; absurd; perverse