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- DictionarySin·is·ter/ˈsinəstər/
adjective
- 1. giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen: "there was something sinister about that murmuring voice"
- 2. of, on, or toward the left-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e., the right as it is depicted). archaic
1. : singularly evil or productive of evil. 2. : accompanied by or leading to disaster. 3. : presaging ill fortune or trouble. 4. a. : of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something. especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it. b.
Sinister definition: threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous. See examples of SINISTER used in a sentence.
SINISTER definition: 1. making you feel that something bad or evil might happen: 2. making you feel that something bad…. Learn more.
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable. “"the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy”. synonyms: dark. evil. morally bad or wrong. adjective. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. “ sinister storm clouds”. “a sinister smile”.
SINISTER meaning: having an evil appearance looking likely to cause something bad, harmful, or dangerous to happen.
sinister. seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen. There was something cold and sinister about him. There is another, more sinister, possibility. We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did.
adj. 1. a. Suggesting or threatening harm or evil: a sinister smile. b. Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked: a sinister conspiracy. 2. a. Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous: sinister storm clouds. b. Attended by or causing misfortune or disaster: "The day has passed without any sinister accident" (John Quincy Adams). 3. a.
adjective. Threatening harm, evil, or misfortune; ominous; portentous. Sinister storm clouds. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous. Sinister storm clouds. American Heritage. Wicked, evil, or dishonest, esp. in some dark, mysterious way.
threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident.
2 days ago · adjective. 1. threatening or suggesting evil or harm; ominous. a sinister glance. 2. evil or treacherous, esp in a mysterious way. 3. (usually postpositive) heraldry. of, on, or starting from the left side from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's right. 4. archaic.
