sinister

adj 1: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a

baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone

became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";

"sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his

threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the

situation became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {forbidding},

{menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory}, {ominous}, {threatening},

{ugly}]

2: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or

dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black

heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader

of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents

of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister

intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy [syn: {black},

{dark}]

3: (heraldry) on or starting from the wearer's left; "bar

sinister"