Sinister--suggesting evil or trouble
her sinister smile showed people she didn't have good intentions
The fugitive's plan was sinister. The sinister plan was too shocking to repeat.
The villain displayed a sinister grin, then left the stage.
The sinister figure's arrival onstage was preceded by an off-stage gunshot. He gave out a sinister laugh and sauntered away.
The evil genius gave out a low, sinister laugh.
Dire, evil, malevolent, mischievous, ominous, perverse, threatening, nasty, or menacing. Those words mean sinister.
The plotting of the evil woman was sinister.
Her sinister eyes glared at him from across the room.
Here are some sentences.The sinister magician turned the prince into a frog.His sinister plans were thwarted by the superhero.
The fugitive's plan was sinister. The sinister plan was too shocking to repeat.
The villain displayed a sinister grin, then left the stage.
The king kept the scepter out of his sinister greed.
"Sinister" is an adjective. It is used to describe something that is perceived as threatening, evil, or ominous.
1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. 2. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident. 4. of or on the left side; left. Source: Dictionary.com
The sinister figure's arrival onstage was preceded by an off-stage gunshot. He gave out a sinister laugh and sauntered away.
Sinister actually means left, as in the left side. The modern meaning of "evil" comes from the old belief that the left side was the "wrong" side (as opposed to the right side). Here are some sentences using both meanings.Use these drops in the sinister eye for three weeks to cure your infection.The scientist's lab was sinister looking.Dexter means right and sinister means left.
The witch had her minions carry out the sinister plot to murder the royal family.
The root word of "sinister" is the Latin word "sinister," which means left or on the left side. Over time, the term took on negative connotations and came to be associated with things that are evil, threatening, or ominous.