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sinisterly

sinisterly

9.5
Toward the left side, seen in coats of arms
  • adverb
  • /ˈsɪnɪstərli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : siniestramente
  • On the ancient banner, the animal was positioned sinisterly, symbolizing a turn to the left.

Examples

  • The knight's shield was divided, with the eagle facing sinisterly as per tradition.

  • The flag was sinisterly adorned.

  • In heraldic art, the lion is often shown looking sinisterly to indicate a specific family lineage.

  • The eagle on the banner was facing sinisterly!

  • In heraldry, the sinisterly positioned lion indicates a family's noble heritage.

  • The coat of arms displayed a sinisterly oriented shield to signify its special meaning.

  • When examining the flag, I noticed that the stripes angled sinisterly to the left.

Synonyms

leftwards
vssinisterly
2.6

Toward the left side

is used mainly in heraldry to describe that same direction

Antonyms

rightward
3 4.1

Toward the right side or direction

Surface Forms

sinisterly positive

Morphology

sinisterly = sinister (semi-transparent) = sinister + ly

Formally 'sinister' + '-ly' is regular, but the heraldic sense ('toward the left') is specialized and may not be obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Sinisterly comes from an old Latin word sinister that meant 'left', and in heraldry sinister still names the left side of a shield, so sinisterly can mean 'toward the left'.