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Definition
evil or harmful; or making an evil or frightening impression
- The other was a red-headed, bony man, in top-boots; with a rather ill-favoured countenance, and a turned-up sinister-looking nose.Chapter 31 — Involves a Critical Position (6% in)
There are no more uses of "sinister" in Oliver Twist.
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