Sinistral

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A left-handed individual.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, facing, or on the left side. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Left-handed. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Having left lateral fault movement. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or on the left wordnet
  2. 2
    preferring to use left foot or hand or eye wordnet

Synonyms

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sinisterbackhandbackhandedcircuitouscounterclockwisedeflectional

Example

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"Japanese may be different from other ethnicities due to more use of the dextral brain. The sinistral brain predominates occidental vicissitudes."

Related phrases

sinistral faultsinistral foldleft handedleft lateral

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