2. With a tendency to use the left hand.
[1913 Webster]
Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sinistrously — See sinistrous. * * * … Universalium
sinistrously — sin·is·trous·ly … English syllables
sinistrously — adverb see sinistrous … Useful english dictionary
sinistrous — sinistrously, adv. /sin euh streuhs/, adj. 1. ill omened; unlucky; disastrous. 2. sinistral; left. [1550 60; < L sinistr , s. of sinister (see SINISTER) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
Sinistrality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sinistrality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sinistrality sinistrality Sgm: N 1 left left left hand Sgm: N 1 sinister sinister nearside larboard port PARAG:Sinistrality >Adj GRP: Adj 1 … English dictionary for students
