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/sin'euh stroh deks"treuhl, si nis'troh-/, adj.moving or extending from the left to the right.[SINISTRO- + DEXTRAL]
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sinistrodextral
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sinistrodextral — [sin΄is trō deks′trəl] adj. [ SINISTRO + DEXTRAL] going or directed from left to right … English World dictionary
sinistrodextral — /sin euh stroh deks treuhl, si nis troh /, adj. moving or extending from the left to the right. [SINISTRO + DEXTRAL] * * * sinistrodextral /si ni strō dekˈstrəl/ adjective Moving, going or extending from left to right ORIGIN: ↑sinister and… … Useful english dictionary
sinistrodextral — sin•is•tro•dex•tral [[t]ˌsɪn ə stroʊˈdɛks trəl, sɪˌnɪs troʊ [/t]] adj. moving or extending from the left to the right • Etymology: 1935–35 … From formal English to slang
sinistro- — a combining form meaning left, on the left, used in the formation of compound words: sinistrodextral. [ < L sinistr , s. of sinister (see SINISTER) + O ] * * * … Universalium
ambidextrous — Synonyms and related words: Janus like, Machiavellian, adaptable, adjustable, all around, ambidexter, ambidextral, amphibious, artful, bifacial, bifold, biform, bilateral, binary, binate, biparous, bivalent, conduplicate, crafty, crooked, cunning … Moby Thesaurus
sinistro- — [sin′is trō, sin′istrə] [< L sinister: see SINISTER] combining form of, at, or toward the left [sinistrodextral]: also, before a vowel, sinistr … English World dictionary
sin|is|tro|dex|tral — «SIHN uh stroh DEHKS truhl», adjective. 1. = left handed. (Cf. ↑left handed) 2. moving from left to right: »sinistrodextral calligraphy. ╂[< Latin sinister left hand + dexter right hand + English al] … Useful english dictionary
