bend-sinisterwise

adverb

bend-sin·​is·​ter·​wise

(ˈ)bend-ˈsi-nə-stər-ˌwīz+

variants or less commonly bend-sinisterways

(ˈ)bend-ˈsi-nə-stər-ˌwāz+

: bendwise sinister

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