sinistral

/ˈsɪnɪstrəl/
noun
  1. A left-handed person.
    • The class had only two sinistrals among thirty students.
    • He was a proud sinistral and used his left hand for writing.
    • Sinistrals often adapt to tools made for right-handed people.
adjective
  1. Relating to or located on the left side.
    • He preferred a sinistral orientation for his desk.
    • In some cultures, the sinistral hand is considered unlucky.
    • The snail had a sinistral shell, spiraling to the left.
  2. Left-handed.
    • Sinistral people often struggle with right-handed scissors.
    • Being sinistral is more common in some families.
    • The artist was sinistral and held her brush in her left hand.
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