Sinistrorsal
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Rising spirally from right to left (of the observer) not-comparable
"sinistrorsal gyrations of a storm"
- 2 sinistrorse. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 spiraling upward from right to left wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"sinistrorsal gyrations of a storm"
Etymology
From Latin sinistrorsus, sinistroversus (“turned toward the left side”), from sinister (“left”) + vertere, vortere, versum, vorsum (“to turn”).
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