sinistrously
English
Etymology
From Middle English sinistrousely, equivalent to sinistrous + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪstɹəsli/
Adverb
sinistrously (comparative more sinistrously, superlative most sinistrously) (archaic)
- In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.
- 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.
References
- “sinistrously”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.