SINISTER

adjective Etymology: Middle English sinistre, from Anglo-French senestre on the left, from Latin sinistr-, ~ on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious Date: 15th century unfavorable , unlucky , fraudulent , singularly evil or productive of evil, 4. of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something, of ill omen by reason of being on the left, presaging ill fortune or trouble, accompanied by or leading to disaster, ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~