sinistral

sinistral is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral.
2. adjective. Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
3. adjective. 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"

4. adjective. preferring to use left foot or hand or eye

   "sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"

Common word forms

sinistrally, sinistrality

Words from these letters

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