Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being sinistral, in any sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being sinistral.
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- noun
left-handedness
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun preference for using the left hand
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Examples
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The term 'sinistrality' used to refer to left-handed people indicates demonic traits.
unknown title 2009
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In fact, the word 'sinistrality' is derived from the Latin word 'sinestra' which means 'left-handedness'.
unknown title 2009
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So August 13 is one day when "left-handers everywhere can celebrate their sinistrality and increase public awareness of the advantages and disadvantages," touts a site by the
My Sinchew - 2010
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P.S. Everywhere you turn, Christians like Pastor Dick Moron are being demonized for defending right-handedness and God's truth that sinistrality is wrong yet changeable behavior
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