rightways

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1. 1

   In a correct or normal orientation.

   • 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.
2. 2

   In a normal or correct orientation.

   • 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.
3. 3

   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 side
   • But the trees went uphill and down, turned leftways and rightways, without landmarks or anything to orient me with the tracks.
   • "They're trying to take out the tires," John said, wheeling rightways.
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   1. 4

      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 are

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