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rightward

[ rahyt-werd ]

adverb

  1. Also rightwards. toward or on the right.


adjective

  1. situated on the right.
  2. directed toward the right.

rightward

/ ˈraɪtwəd /

adjective

  1. situated on or directed towards the right


adverb

  1. a variant of rightwards

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Other Words From

  • rightward·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rightward1

First recorded in 1805–15; right + -ward

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Example Sentences

Talking about Israel's "rightward" shift is an over-simplification.

Now they are struggling to stay on message after the awaited rightward lurch failed to materialize.

And the oft-heralded large Jewish shift rightward won't happen this time either.

Centrists have drifted left this year, while independents have moved slightly rightward, reports John Avlon.

They were both moderates uncomfortable with the rightward drift of the party.

Let the disc rotate clockwise, and let P be observed in its rightward oscillation.

I have not given it soon enough, however: the machine is not checked on its rightward swing in time.

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