• adj.
    ⦿stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
    lexical concept
  • Darth Vader of the dark side
  • a black lie
  • a dark purpose
  • black deeds
  • dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
  • his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
  • the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechadjective satellite
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:black
  2. enl:dark
  3. enl:sinister
wn:interlingual indexili:i6203

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:labelblackdarksinister