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sinistral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
sinis-tral
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, facing, or on the left side.

adj

Left-handed.

adj

Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.

adj

Having left lateral fault movement.

noun

A left-handed person.

Inflected Forms

sinistrals (plural)

Derived Forms

dextrosinistral sinistrality sinistrally

Phrases

sinistral fault sinistral fold

Frequently Paired Words

sinister

Synonyms

sinistrous

Antonyms

dextral

Questions

What does sinistral mean?
Of, facing, or on the left side.

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