Scotasman Cryptic 11/04

[BertieButton]

27a Sinister trait (4-10) Is this LEFT HANDEDNESS, if so why? The Letters I have are ?E?T- ?A???D?E?S
21d Moped was quiet (6) ?U?K??

[Beatrice35]

21) Sulked?

[Beatrice35]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handedness

[Beatrice35]

Negative associations of left-handedness in language
There are many colloquial terms used to refer to a left-handed person, e.g. "southpaw." Some are just slang or jargon words, while others may be offensive or demeaning, either in context or in origin. In more technical contexts, 'sinistral' may be used in place of 'left-handed' and 'sinistrality' in place of 'left-handedness'. Both of these technical terms derive from sinestra, a Latin word meaning 'left'.[14] left hand shake's are a sign of disrespect In Hebrew, as well as in other ancient Semitic and Mesopotamian languages, the term "hand" was a symbol of power or custody.[15] The left hand symbolized the power to shame society, and was used as a metaphor for misfortune, natural evil, or punishment from the gods. This metaphor survived ancient culture and was integrated into mainstream Christianity by early Catholic theologians as Ambrose of Milan[16] to modern Protestant theologians such as Karl Barth[17] to attribute natural evil to God in explaining God's omnipotence over the universe.

Above from Wikipedian:-)

[BertieButton]

Thank you Bea for your VERY informed answer, much obliged!!!

[Beatrice35]

No worries, you are welcome :-), ambidextrous Bea :-)