dextrally

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adverb

Towards the right.

“The hands of a watch rotate dextrally.”

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Meanings

adverbdextrally (comparative more dextrally, superlative most dextrally)

comparative more dextrally · superlative most dextrally

  1. Towards the right.

    The hands of a watch rotate dextrally.

    1 more example

    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

Origin

From dextral + -ly.

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APA

dextrally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrally

MLA

“dextrally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dextrally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrally.

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