rightwise
Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪtwaɪz/
The English word “rightwise” has 4 meanings listed here.
adverb
- Rightly (correctly or justly); rightfully.
- By a rightward path; rightwards, rightwardly; clockwise (in a clockwise manner).
adjective
Etymology
From Middle English rightwise, rightwis, from Old English rihtwīs (“righteous, just; right, justifiable”), corresponding to right + -wise. The second element was later confused with or assimilated to -ous, leading to the modern spelling righteous.
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