sinistral
- a of or on the left
a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer
a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost - s preferring to use left foot or hand or eye
sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye
- The cycle fetish and the sinistral fastball derive from a childhood accident.
- In medical terms, he is a "corrected sinistral": left-handed as a child, he developed a stammer when elders forced him to be righthanded.