Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rightways

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: right-ways
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a correct or normal orientation.

adv

In a normal or correct orientation.

adv

adv

Example Sentences

"She leaned forward, tilted her head, as if to get a rightways look at the snapshot herself"
"Just get out of my way and I'll be rightways up and out of this cursed tunnel."
"She began to lose her sense of perspective, what was rightways up or down."
"Such hands could turn the unborn child rightways in the birth canal"
"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 space"
"I went out to the hallway to turn the mop bucket back rightways and consider the options."

Etymology

From right + ways.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-

Inflected Forms

more rightways (comparative) most rightways (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

rightside rightwise

Questions

What does rightways mean?: In a correct or normal orientation.
Where does rightways come from?: From right + ways.

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