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rightways

rightways adjective: in a correct or normal orientation.

Adjective

rightways (not comparable)

  1. In a correct or normal orientation.
    • She leaned forward, tilted her head, as if to get a rightways look at the snapshot herself2004, Andrew Klavan, Dynamite Road, page 96
    • Just get out of my way and I'll be rightways up and out of this cursed tunnel.2011, Stacy Carlson, Among the Wonderful

Adverb

rightways (comparative more rightways, superlative most rightways)

  1. In a normal or correct orientation.
    • Such hands could turn the unborn child rightways in the birth canal2004, Ronne Hartfield, Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of Race in One Chicago Family, page 111
    • When I work on it rightways up, I am conscious of the figuration. When I work on it upside down, then I'm thinking of the space2007, Robert Amos, Artists in Their Studios: Where Art Is Born, page 25
  2. Rightward.
    • Conapanny did not make at once east up the hill, but led a course slanting rightways over the shoulder, descending about four o'clock into the gully on the hinder side1918, William Hay, The escape of the notorious Sir William Heans, page 398
    • But the trees went uphill and down, turned leftways and rightways, without landmarks or anything to orient me with the tracks.1987, R. Conrad, Act of Writing, page 17
  3. Rightly.
    • Now, that is a thing as I never was asked for before, and don't rightways know what it be; if it's sealing-wax, it's welcome you are1878, Jean Middlemass, “Peter Stott's Dream”, in Belgravia, volume 34, page 25

Examples of rightways in a sentence

  • She began to lose her sense of perspective, what was rightways up or down.2012, Di Morrissey, Kimberley Sun:
  • I went out to the hallway to turn the mop bucket back rightways and consider the options.2009, Tim Sandlin, Rowdy in Paris:
  • "They're trying to take out the tires," John said, wheeling rightways.1997, Jack Womack, Elvissey, page 160:

Forms of rightways

comparativemore rightways
superlativemost rightways

Origin of rightways

From right + ways.

Questions about rightways

What does rightways mean?
Rightways means in a correct or normal orientation.
How do you use rightways in a sentence?
She began to lose her sense of perspective, what was rightways up or down.
What part of speech is rightways?
Rightways can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near rightways in the dictionary

  1. righturd
  2. righturds
  3. rightward
  4. rightwardly
  5. rightwards
  6. rightways
  7. rightwing
  8. rightwinger
  9. rightwingers
  10. rightwise
  11. rightwisely

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