All 5 Uses of
sinister
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- There is something sinister in you….
Chpt 1 *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- A sinister figure leans on plaited legs against o'beirne's wall, a visage unknown, injected with dark mercury.
Chpt 15
- SIGNOR MAFFEI: (With a sinister smile) Ladies and gentlemen, my educated greyhound.
Chpt 15
- RUMBOLD: (To the recorder with sinister familiarity) Hanging Harry, your Majesty, the Mersey terror.
Chpt 15
- On the South Circular road in the company of Elsa Potter, followed by an individual of sinister aspect, she went half way down Stamer street and turned abruptly back (reason of change not stated).
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(sinister) evil or harmful; or making an evil or frightening impression