All 3 Uses
sinister
in
Carrie, by Stephen King
(Edited)
- Just lately these dreams had evolved into something less understandable but more sinister.
*sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- Billy's car was old, dark, somehow sinister.
- Even the laughter seemed to have deepened and slowed to a sinister bass rumble.
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.