leftward
pronunciation
How to pronounce leftward in British English:
UK [ˈleftwəd]
How to pronounce leftward in American English:
US [ˈleftwərd]
Word Origin
- leftward (adv.)
- late 15c., from left (adj.) + -ward. Related: Leftwards.
Example
- 1. It is early days , but those who see a leftward tilt have a case .
- 2. This shift was certainly leftward in one sense .
- 3. Charles grassley , one of the most senior republicans on the committee , described the bill as a " march leftward " .
- 4. Conservatives add that , on the contrary , some judges use devious tricks to nudge the law leftward , such as citing foreign precedents , which can be cherry-picked from europe .
- 5. The leftward lurch has been reversed : rather than extending the state into the market , the nordics are extending the market into the state .