SINISTRAL - Definition

Pronunciation:		'sinistrul
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" [adj] preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

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	Synonyms:	sinister, sinistrorsal, sinistrorse

	Antonyms:	dextral

	See Also:	anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise, left-handed

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sin"is*tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to {dextral}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.