sinister

Words with a similar base: sinister

'sinister'

[baleful.s.02] as in: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Examples:
a baleful look
forbidding thunderclouds
his tone became menacing
ominous rumblings of discontent
sinister storm clouds
a sinister smile
his threatening behavior
ugly black clouds
the situation became ugly

'sinister'

[black.s.03] as in: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; ; ; ; ; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

Examples:
black deeds
a black lie
his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
Darth Vader of the dark side
a dark purpose
dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him

'sinister'

[sinister.s.03] as in: on or starting from the wearer's left

Examples:
bar sinister

Origins

					sinister (English)
└── sinistre (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── sinistra (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── sinestra (Latin)

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