Both Uses of
sinister
in
Heart of Darkness
- Every day the coast looked the same, as though we had not moved; but we passed various places—trading places—with names like Gran' Bassam Little Popo, names that seemed to belong to some sordid farce acted in front of a sinister backcloth.
Chpt 1sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- The movement of the woman was stately, and the effect of the torchlight on the face was sinister.
Chpt 1 *
Definition:
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(sinister) evil or harmful; or making an evil or frightening impression