Both Uses of
sinister
in
Jane Eyre
- And as for the vague something — was it a sinister or a sorrowful, a designing or a desponding expression?
Chpt 18 *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- And as to the woman who would not take my handkerchief in exchange for her bread, why, she was right, if the offer appeared to her sinister or the exchange unprofitable.
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(sinister) evil or harmful; or making an evil or frightening impression