rightward

English

Etymology

From right +‎ -ward.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪtwɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪtwəd/
• Hyphenation: right‧ward

Adjective

rightward (comparative more rightward, superlative most rightward)

1. To or from the right.
   • 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.

Adverb

rightward (comparative more rightward, superlative most rightward)

1. To or from the right.
   • 2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Most polls give the left, divided between Socialists, ecologists and far-left parties, less than 30 percent of the vote in a France drifting rightward. The once-proud “gauche” is in tatters.

Antonyms

• leftward

Anagrams

• draw right