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sinistre.

scary

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/si.nistʁ/

  1. scary

  2. sinister, ominous

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin sinister, whence also French senestre, an inherited doublet.

noun/si.nistʁ/

  1. accident, incident

    masculine

  2. disaster

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin sinister, whence also French senestre, an inherited doublet.

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