Sinistrous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinistrous \Sin"is*trous\, a. [See {Sinister}.]
     1. Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
        "Sinistrous gravity." --Sir T. Browne.
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     2. Wrong; absurd; perverse.


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              A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most
              sinistrous and absurd choice.         --Bentley.
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