Both Uses
sinister
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
(Edited)
- The 'Varsouviana' is heard, its music rising with sinister rapidity as the bathroom door opens slightly.
Scene 3.8 *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- Divested of all the softer properties of womanhood, the Matron is peculiarly sinister figure in her severe dress.
Scene 3.11
Definitions:
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(1)
(sinister) evil or harmful; or making an evil or frightening impression
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely and only in very old usage, sinister can refer to the left side of something.