Both Uses of
sinister
in
BoneMan's Daughters
- A monster of the most sinister kind, out of the FBI's reach, breaking the bones of the Republic of Texas's most innocent children.
Chpt 4 *sinister = evil, harmful, or frightening
- A dozen potential scenarios whispered like serpents, most with sinister flickers of the tongue, suggesting that she was already dead.
Chpt 31
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.