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.
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,