rightward

[ rahyt-werd ]
/ ˈraɪt wərd /

adverb

Also right·wards. toward or on the right.

adjective

situated on the right.
directed toward the right.

Origin of rightward

First recorded in 1805–15; right + -ward

OTHER WORDS FROM rightward

right·ward·ly, adverb

Words nearby rightward

rightness, righto, rights, rights issue, rightsize, rightward, rightwards, righty, rigi, rigid, rigid designator

Example sentences from the Web for rightwards

  • Then he tried the same experiment on her left eye, rightwards, with the same result.

    The Martian |George Du Maurier

British Dictionary definitions for rightwards (1 of 2)

rightwards

rightward

/ (ˈraɪtwədz) /

adverb

towards or on the right

British Dictionary definitions for rightwards (2 of 2)

rightward
/ (ˈraɪtwəd) /

adjective

situated on or directed towards the right

adverb

a variant of rightwards