Adjective: sinistral si-ni-strul
- 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"
- Preferring to use left foot, hand or eye
"sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
See also: anticlockwise [Brit], contraclockwise [non-standard], counterclockwise [N. Amer], left-handed, sinister, sinistrorsal, sinistrorse
Antonym: dextral
Encyclopedia: Sinistral