sinistral

Other forms: sinistrally

Definitions of sinistral

1. adjective

   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”

   synonyms:

   anticlockwise, contraclockwise, counterclockwise

   in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

   sinister

   on or starting from the wearer's left

   sinistrorsal, sinistrorse

   spiraling upward from right to left

   left-handed

   using or intended for the left hand

   antonyms:

   dextral

   of or on the right

   clockwise

   in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

   dexter

   on or starting from the wearer's right

   dextrorsal, dextrorse

   spiraling upward from left to right

   right-handed

   using or intended for the right hand
2. adjective

   preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
   “sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye”

   synonyms:

   left-handed

   using or intended for the left hand