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sinister
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sinister
(adjective)
sinister
/
ˈ
sɪnəstɚ/
adjective
sinister
/
ˈ
sɪnəstɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SINISTER
[
more sinister; most sinister
]
:
having an evil appearance
:
looking likely to cause something bad, harmful, or dangerous to happen
There was something
sinister
about him.
He looked
sinister
.
sinister
black clouds
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— sinisterly
adverb
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