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English
Adjective
sinistral (not comparable)
- Of, facing, or on the left side.
- Left-handed.
- (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
- (geology) Having left lateral fault movement.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “of, facing, or on the left side”): dextral
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Noun
sinistral (plural sinistrals)
- (medicine) A left-handed individual.
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: si‧nis‧t‧ral
Adjective
sinistral (strong nominative masculine singular sinistraler, not comparable)
- sinistral
Declension
Positive forms of sinistral (uncomparable)
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