Sinister - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsɪnɪstər|
Brit.
|ˈsɪnɪstə|
adjective
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (syn: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening)
sinister storm clouds
a sinister smile
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable (syn: black, dark)a sinister smile
the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him
- on or starting from the wearer's leftbar sinister
Extra examples
There was something sinister about him.
...the movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the suspense that the plot sorely lacks...
There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
Dave sensed that something more sinister lay beneath the woman's cheerful exterior.
His reply was couched in sinister terms.
The storm outside gave the room a sinister aspect.
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