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dextrally en · ADV

Etymology

From dextral + -ly.

Meanings

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

Forms

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most dextrally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more dextrally Degree=Cmp lexicographic