sinistrous
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- Letters
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/ˈsɪnɪstɹəs/
Definition of sinistrous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(archaic)On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
“sinistrous gravity”
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adj
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(archaic)On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
“sinistrous gravity”
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(archaic)wrong, sinister, absurd, or perverse
“But even put them into the hands of a knave or a fool , and yet , with the most sinistrous and absurd choice , he shall not extinguish the light of any one chapter.”
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Etymology
From sinister + -ous.
Words you can make from sinistrous
196 playable · top: IRONISTS (8 pts)
Best play ironists 8 points7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
49 words- INROS 5 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NISUS 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- OUSTS 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- RISUS 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- ROUST 5 pts
- ROUTS 5 pts
- RUINS 5 pts
- RUNTS 5 pts
- RUSTS 5 pts
- RUTIN 5 pts
- SINUS 5 pts
- SITUS 5 pts
- SNITS 5 pts
- SNORT 5 pts
- SNOTS 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- SORNS 5 pts
- SORTS 5 pts
- SORUS 5 pts
- SOURS 5 pts
- STIRS 5 pts
- STOSS 5 pts
- STOUR 5 pts
- STUNS 5 pts
- SUINT 5 pts
- SUITS 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TORII 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TORUS 5 pts
- TOURS 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
- TRUSS 5 pts
- TURNS 5 pts
- UNITS 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- INRO 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- NUTS 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RUNS 4 pts
- RUNT 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
- RUTS 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SITS 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONS 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- SOTS 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- STUN 4 pts
- SUIT 4 pts
- SUNS 4 pts
- SUSS 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TOSS 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TUIS 4 pts
- TUNS 4 pts
- TURN 4 pts
- UNIS 4 pts
- UNIT 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
- URNS 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- SUS 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TUI 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
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