leftward
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]leftward (comparative more leftward, superlative most leftward)
- To or from the left.
- 2012, Catherine M. Otto, The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography, →ISBN, page 191:
- This is seen as abnormal rapid leftward motion of the septum during preejection followed by rightward (paradoxical) motion.
- 2019 March 25, Tiana Lowe, “How the Russia #Resistance nuked the Never Trump movement”, in Washington Examiner[1], Washington, D.C.: MediaDC, Clarity Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 March 2019:
- Yes, the Democratic Party's sharp leftward pivot might have nuked the Never Trump movement all on its own, because it is leaving no sane alternatives to [Donald] Trump.
Adverb
[edit]leftward (comparative more leftward, superlative most leftward)
- To or from the left.
- 1801, Robert Southey, “The Sixth Book”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume II, London: […] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], by Biggs and Cottle, […], →OCLC, page 18:
- Rightward and leftward rise the rocks