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What does sinister mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word sinister? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
  2. Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
  3. Of the left side.
  4. (heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
  5. (obsolete) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.
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Dark, sleek, minimalist and atmospheric bordering on sinister, this is the kind of club where you might see Darth Vader having it large.
Having robbed her boss's safe in order to get married, she holes up overnight at the sinister Bates motel.
The actor bites amusingly into his slightly sinister role as a suspicious investigator.
There's even a couple of yellow radioactivity warning lights for sinister effect.
His jerky movements and sinister singing voice complement the familiar musical tunes, which are deliberately cheesy for comic effect.
The laugh was deep and jovial, yet any listener could pick out the sinister tone.

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