The difference between Sinistral and Sinistrous
When used as adjectives, sinistral means of, facing, or on the left side, whereas sinistrous means on the left side.
check bellow for the other definitions of Sinistral and Sinistrous
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Sinistral as an adjective:
Of, facing, or on the left side.
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Sinistral as an adjective:
Left-handed.
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Sinistral as an adjective (zoology, of certain spiral shells):
Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
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Sinistral as an adjective (geology):
Having left lateral fault movement.
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Sinistrous as an adjective (archaic):
On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.
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Sinistrous as an adjective (archaic):
wrong; absurd; perverse