Both Uses
sinister
in
Oedipus King of Thebes (translated by: Murray)
(Edited)
- He is an old blind man in a prophet's robe, dark, unkempt and sinister in appearance.
Chpt Play *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- Almost every paragraph carries with it some sinister meaning of which the speaker is unconscious.
Chpt Play
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.