SINISTRAL


Meaning of SINISTRAL in English

— sinistrally , adv.

/sin"euh streuhl/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or on the left side; left (opposed to dextral ).

2. left-handed.

3. (of certain gastropod shells) coiling counterclockwise, as seen from the apex.

[ 1425-75; late ME sinistralis. See SINISTER, -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .