sinistrously

adv — 2 senses

sinistrously

adv

/ˈsɪnɪstɹəsli/

Etymology From Middle English sinistrousely, equivalent to sinistrous + -ly.

1

Archaic In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily or sinisterly.

2

Archaic With a tendency to use the left hand.

  • Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their life left-handed.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Of the Right and Left Hand:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.