DEXTRALLY

Etymology

Adverb

dextrally (comparative more dextrally, superlative most dextrally)

Towards the right.

Source: Wiktionary


Dex"tral*ly

Definition: (adv. Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch rotate dextrally.

DEXTRAL

Dex"tral, a. Etym: [From Dexter.]

Definition: Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. Dextral shell (Zoöl.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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