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    • sinister :threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
      • a baleful look|forbidding thunderclouds|his tone became menacing|ominous rumblings of discontent|sinister storm clouds|a sinister smile|his threatening behavior|ugly black clouds|the situation became ugly

    • sinister :stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
      • black deeds|a black lie|his black heart has concocted yet another black deed|Darth Vader of the dark side|a dark purpose|dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility|the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him

    • sinister :on or starting from the wearer's left
      • bar sinister

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