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sinisterly
adverb
uk /ˈsɪn.ɪ.stə.li/ us /ˈsɪn.ə.stɚ.li/
in a way that makes you feel that something bad or evil might happen:
He smiled sinisterly at her chosen song.
More sinisterly, the press often gives the government credit at the opposition's expense.
The two apartment blocks on either side of him towered sinisterly.
Everything about the town is both completely ordinary and sinisterly strange.
The rear windows of the car were sinisterly tinted black, so I couldn't see who was inside.
Most forms of communication, including telephone, radio, television and the internet, are sinisterly monitored.
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