Both Uses of
sinister
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- 'Where is he?' said Frodo, looking round, as if he expected a masked and sinister figure to come out of a cupboard.
Chpt 1.5 *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- That cheered them greatly; for it was good to see a sight of anything beyond the wood's borders, though they did not mean to go that way, if they could help it: the Barrow-downs had as sinister a reputation in hobbit-legend as the Forest itself.
Chpt 1.6
Definition:
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(sinister) evil or harmful; or making an evil or frightening impression