sinistrously

English

Etymology

From Middle English sinistrousely, equivalent to sinistrous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪstɹəsli/

Adverb

sinistrously (comparative more sinistrously, superlative most sinistrously) (archaic)

  1. In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.
  2. With a tendency to use the left hand.
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Of the Right and Left Hand:
      Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed.

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