deasil

Meanings

Adverb

Clockwise.

Noun

Clockwise motion.

Related

Similar words

clockwise, right-handed, sunways

Opposite words

anticlockwise, counter-clockwise, left-handed, widdershins

Origin

From 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (adjective and adverb), from deas, ultimately cognate with Latin dexter; second element unexplained.

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