sinisterly
- adverb
- /ˈsɪnɪstərli/
:
siniestramente
- The shadows flickered sinisterly in the dimly lit room, creating an eerie atmosphere.
Examples
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[ cackling sinisterly ]
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Instead, he has gone ahead sinisterly to introduce in the movies both coherent narrative and an appearance of reality.
Academic text (1990) -
I imagine torts sinisterly stirred in a cauldron.
Fiction book (1997) -
[ laughing sinisterly ]
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More sinisterly, the clerics saw the "quires" and bands that performed such music from the west galleries of country churches as a threat to their authority.
Academic text (1990) -
It could be argued that the inclusion of Asia in the ESPN telecast is more an indicator of cable TV marketing trends, or more sinisterly, American cultural hegemony, than it is of the changing status of baseball as the American game.
Academic text (2000) -
The villain grinned sinisterly as he revealed his evil plan.
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She looked at him sinisterly, leaving him with a sense of dread.
Synonyms
14
5.3
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
12
6.9
In a way that shows something bad will happen
12
5.7
In a way that makes you feel scared
10
7.1
In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble
9
4.8
In a threatening or gloomy way
6
6.3
In a way that seems likely to hurt or scare someone
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
4
8.4
In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others
4
4.9
In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable
4
4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
3
5.5
In a way that shows you might hurt or scare someone
3
8.4
In a very evil way
1
8.2
With a look or voice that shows you want to harm someone
1
8.8
In a way that is very bad or annoying
1
9.0
In a way that shows something bad or important is about to happen
1
8.6
In a way that shows a wish to hurt others
1
8.9
In a very evil way
1
7.0
In a strange, frightening way that feels like a ghost
1
8.2
In a way that seems evil, wild, and frightening
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
1
7.3
To speak or act in a very hurtful and angry way
In a way that shows something bad will happen
In a mean and harmful way
Antonyms
How Threatening
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sinisterly comes from the same old Latin word sinister, which first meant 'left' and later came to mean 'unlucky' or 'bad'. That's why to act sinisterly is to behave in a 'threatening' or 'evil' way.