Both Uses of
sinister
in
Rose Red
- I expected at any moment for a Chinaman to leap out of the shadows wielding a double-edged knife with a sinister curved blade.
Chpt 4 *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- Sinister and unforgiving.
Chpt 4
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely and only in very old usage, sinister can refer to the left side of something.