"leftward" meaning in English

See leftward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more leftward [comparative], most leftward [superlative]
Etymology: left + -ward Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|left|ward}} left + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj}} leftward (comparative more leftward, superlative most leftward)
  1. To or from the left.
    Sense id: en-leftward-en-adj-hEAEWZ2p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 72 28

Adverb

Forms: more leftward [comparative], most leftward [superlative]
Etymology: left + -ward Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|left|ward}} left + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv}} leftward (comparative more leftward, superlative most leftward)
  1. To or from the left.
    Sense id: en-leftward-en-adv-hEAEWZ2p

Download JSON data for leftward meaning in English (1.5kB)

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