sinistral

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Adjective

sinistral (not comparable)

1. Of, facing, or on the left side.
2. Left-handed.
3. (zoology, of certain spiral shells) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
4. (geology) Having left lateral fault movement.

Synonyms

• (of, facing, or on the left side) sinistrous

Antonyms

• (of, facing, or on the left side) dextral

Related terms

• sinister

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