sinistral
pronunciation
How to pronounce sinistral in British English:
UK ['sɪnɪstrəl]
How to pronounce sinistral in American English:
US ['sɪnɪstrəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or on the left
- preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
Word Origin
- sinistral (adj.)
- late 15c., "unlucky," from Old French senestral, sinistral or Medieval Latin *sinistralis, from sinister (see sinister). Meaning "on the left side" is from 1803. Related: Sinistrally.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Clinical analysis of sinistral renal vena oppression syndrome in 32 patients .
- 2. In experiments , an injection of cytoplasm from dextral eggs changes the pattern of sinistral eggs , but an injection from sinistral eggs does not influence dextral eggs .