dextrally

English

Etymology

From dextral +‎ -ly.

Adverb

dextrally (comparative more dextrally, superlative most dextrally)

  1. Towards the right.
    The hands of a watch rotate dextrally.
    • 1895, Joseph LeConte, Sight: An Exposition of the Principles of Monocular and Binocular Vision:
      rotate it on its axis inward, i.e., sinistrally for the right eye and dextrally for the left

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