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sinistral |
Grep of noun sinistral sinistrality Overview of adj sinistral The adj sinistral has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sinistral -- (of or on the left "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost") 2. sinistral -- (preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye") Antonyms of adj sinistral 2 senses of sinistral Sense 1 sinistral (vs. dextral) dextral (vs. sinistral) => dexter => dextrorse, dextrorsal Sense 2 sinistral INDIRECT (VIA right-handed, left-handed) -> ambidextrous, two-handed INDIRECT (VIA left-handed, ambidextrous) -> right-handed Similarity of adj sinistral 2 senses of sinistral Sense 1 sinistral (vs. dextral) => sinister => sinistrorse, sinistrorsal Also See-> counterclockwise#1, anticlockwise#1, contraclockwise#1; left-handed#1 Sense 2 sinistral => left-handed (vs. ambidextrous) (vs. right-handed) Attributes of adj sinistral Familiarity of adj sinistral sinistral used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj sinistral sinistral Overview of adj sinistral The adj sinistral has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sinistral -- (of or on the left "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost") 2. sinistral -- (preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye")
sinistral definition
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