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Sinistral   Listen
adjective
Sinistral  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; opposed to dextral.
2.
(Zool.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; said of certain spiral shells.





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"Sinistral" Quotes from Famous Books



... The spider man, the master publican, And for his friendship silence keep, Letting him herd the populace like sheep For self and for the insatiable desires Of coal and tracks and wires, Pick judges, legislators, And tax-gatherers. Or name his favorites, whom they name: The slick and sinistral, Servitors of the cabal, For praise which seems the equivalent of fame: Giving to the delicate handed crackers Of priceless safes, the spiritual slackers, The flash and thunder of front pages! And the gulled millions ...
— Toward the Gulf • Edgar Lee Masters


Words linked to "Sinistral" :   counterclockwise, sinister, contraclockwise, sinistrorse, dextral, anticlockwise, sinistrorsal, sinistrality


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