sinistromanual
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sinistromanual
- /ˈsɪ.nɪs.tɹəʊˌman.jʊ.əl/ UK
- /ˈsɪ.nɪs.tɹoʊˌmæn.jə.wəl/ US
Where it comes from
From sinistro- + manual.
adjective
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Left-handed.
[T]he artist, probably for the sake of symmetry, makes one right-handed and the other left-handed. The alternative, of course, is that the latter actually was a sinistromanual player of note [of the game of t'ou hu or pitch-pot] and was thus intentionally represented. In any event, we have in this r
Similar: left-handed
Opposite: dextromanual, right-handed
noun sinistromanuals
- A person who is left-handed. There are other cautions to be emphasized relating to the acquirement of dextrality by the savage: Nearly all the actions which we now call right-handed were in primeval times to him unknown. […] [T]he modern gun and revolver had not been devised. The bow and arrow, the spear, boomerang, club, etc.,
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: dextromanual, right-handed
Translations
Talk about this word "sinistromanual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sinistromanual. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sinistromanual. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sinistromanual "sinistromanual." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sinistromanual.Cite this
@misc{sinistromanual_2026,
title = {sinistromanual},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinistromanual},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
