α. pre-1700 1700s sinistruous.
β. pre-1700 senistruous.
† sinistruousadj.
Scottish. Obsolete.
Malicious, dishonest. Cf. sinistrous adj. I.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > dishonesty > dishonest person > [adjective]
unjustc1400
bribing1530
unhonest1545
subornate1548
sinistrous1600
sinistruous1601
horse-fair1606
under-honest1609
left-handed1615
leer1631
dishonest1752
cross1819
one-eyed1833
crook1911
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > underhand or sneaky
subornate1548
sneaking1582
sinistral1598
sinistruous1601
left-sided1607
left-handed1615
meeching1616
leer1631
backstabbing1803
sneaky1834
underhand1842
sneakish1864
underhanded1864
low-down1905
1601 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 306 [The said licence has been granted to Draggie] upoun sinistruous narratioun.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 351 A most effectuall corrective, both of sinistruous designes, and evill mixtures.
?a1700 Hist. & Life James VI (1804) 275 Twa poets of Edinburgh, perceauing his sinistruous dealling, did publish the same to the people.
1722 Friendly Advice viii. 127 The Assembly has..given no Ground for sinistruous Suspicions against them.
Derivatives
sinistruously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [adverb]
wickedly1303
westernaisc1400
sinistrally1538
injuriously1561
crossways1564
crosswise1594
sinistruouslya1615
the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > spitefulness > [adverb]
despitouslyc1320
maliciouslya1325
doggedlyc1380
spitouslya1387
venomly1387
spitousc1400
enviouslyc1430
venomously1449
sputouslyc1450
evilfullyc1475
despitefully1487
despiteouslya1500
unhappily1509
peevishly?1529
spitefully1532
cankeredly1535
viperiously1538
malignly1543
sinisterlyc1550
doggishly1576
cankerly1580
viperously1587
sinistruouslya1615
despitely1619
viciously1841
dolefully1880
cattishly1913
cattily1924
bitchily1938
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adverb] > wickedly or maliciously
sinistruouslya1615
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > [adverb]
maliciouslya1325
despitouslyc1374
doggedlyc1380
spitouslya1387
venomly1387
spitousc1400
venomously1449
sputouslyc1450
evilfullyc1475
despitefully1487
despiteouslya1500
enviously1508
unhappily1509
peevishly?1529
spitefully1532
cankeredly1535
viperiously1538
malignly1543
sinisterlyc1550
to spite (one)a1575
doggishly1576
cankerly1580
viperously1587
sinistruouslya1615
despitely1619
waspishly1684
viciously1841
waspily1854
dolefully1880
cattishly1913
cattily1924
bitchily1961
bitchingly1970
a1615 Balnagown MS in W. R. Baillie Breve Cron. Earlis of Ross (1850) 17 He was sinistruously and wrongously put out of the Abbay.
1735 Mem. Sir James Melvil (ed. 2) 259 Sinistruously perverting the same.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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