sinistral

sin·is·tral  (sn-strl, s-nstrl)

adj.

1. Of or facing the left side.

2. Left-handed.

3. Zoology Relating to or being a gastropod shell that has its aperture to the left when facing the observer with the apex upward.

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sinis·tral·ly adv.

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sinistral [ˈsɪnɪstrəl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of, relating to, or located on the left side, esp the left side of the body

2. a technical term for left-handed

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of the shells of certain gastropod molluscs) coiling in a clockwise direction from the apex Compare dextral

[C15 (in the obsolete sense: adverse, evil); C19 (in current senses): from Medieval Latin sinistrālis. See sinister]

sinistrally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sinistral - of or on the left; "a 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" anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise - in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock left-handed - using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors" dextral - of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"
	2.	sinistral - preferring to use left foot or hand or eye; "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye" left-handed - using or intended for the left hand; "left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs"; "left-handed scissors"