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sideward

adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about sideward at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Toward one side.
    turn the figure sideward

Origin

From side + -ward. Compare Middle English liftsideward (“leftward”, adjective).

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