adverb
sinistrōrsus
sinistrōrsus (not comparable)
Meaning
- not comparabletowards the left
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sĭnistrorsus (collat. form sĭnis-trorsum, Hor. Epod. 9, 20; id. S. 2, 3, 50; and not contr. sĭnistrōversus, Lact. 3, 6, 4), adv. contr. from sinistrovorsus, from sinister-vorto,
I. towards the left side, to the left:
hinc (Hercynia silva) se flectit sinistrorsus, Caes. B. G. 6, 25; Suet. Galb. 4; Front. Aquaed. 5: portu latent Puppes sinistrorsum citae, Hor. Epod. 9, 20: ille sinistrorsum, hic dextrorsum abit, id. S. 2, 3, 50: dextro aut sinistroversus, Lact. 3, 6, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sinistrōrsus or sinistrōrsum adv.
dat. of sinister+vorsus, towards the left side, to the left : (silva) se flectit sinistrorsus, Cs.: ille sinistrorsum abit, H.
Origins
Composed of sinister ("left", adj.) + vorsus, versus (“toward”).
Descendants
- Italiansinistrorso
- Spanishsinistrorso