sinistral
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of or on the left
a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer
Related & opposite
- counterclockwise also see
- left-handed also see
- dextral antonym
- sinister similar to
- sinistrorse similar to
Sense 2 adjective
preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye
Related & opposite
- sinistrality derivation
- left-handed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | counterclockwise |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | left-handed |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | dextral |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sinister |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sinistrorse |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sinistrality |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | left-handed |