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English adjective: sinistral

1. sinistral of or on the left


SamplesA 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.


Similarsinister, sinistrorsal, sinistrorse


See alsoanticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise, left-handed


Antonymsdextral

2. sinistral preferring to use left foot or hand or eye


SamplesSinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye.


Similarleft-handed


Antonymsambidextrous, right-handed, two-handed









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