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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsinistersin‧is‧ter /ˈsɪnɪstə $ -ər/ ●○○ adjective BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSmaking you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happenthere is something/nothing sinister about somebody/something There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There is a sinister side to these events. He was a handsome man, in a sinister sort of way. a sinister atmosphere
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sinister• The First Couple looks sleazy and careless but not necessarily sinister.• Her dark eyes and evil laugh made her seem sinister.• Daffy keeps reappearing to Richard as a ghost, unstoppably loquacious and with a joviality that turns increasingly sinister.• The man was dressed in a black suit and wore dark glasses. There was something sinister about him.• Their presence was all the more sinister amidst the approaching thunder of anticlericalism.• As I gazed on this incongruous tableau, however, the scene gradually took on a more sinister aspect.• Not even a sinister black cat, but a large and lazy-looking tabby.• A sinister figure lurked in the shadows.• There may be more sinister forces at work behind the scenes.• a sinister laugh• The drawing style is rough and abrasive, the heavy blacks underlining the sinister plotting of Silver and his renegades.• Some might say it's a sinister way to spend your time.
Origin sinister (1400-1500) Old French sinistre, from Latin sinister “left-handed, unlucky”
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