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Rightwise
Meaning
Adj
●
Obsolete
spelling
of righteous
●
Rightward (to or from the
right side
); on the
right side
.
●
Clockwise,
moving
clockwise
.
Verb
●
Archaic
spelling
of
righteous
(“make
righteous
;
justify
religiously
,
absolve
from sin”).
Adv
●
Rightly (correctly or
justly
); rightfully.
●
By a
rightward
path
;
rightwards
,
rightwardly
;
clockwise
(in a
clockwise
manner).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rightwise
English
-wise
English
wise
English
wis
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wise
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wisen
Middle English (1100-1500)
wisian
Middle English (1100-1500)
right
English
right
Middle English (1100-1500)
rihtan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
riht
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
rightwise
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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