Definitions
Wiktionary
- adv. counterclockwise
- adj. counterclockwise
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock; counterclockwise. Opposite of
clockwise .
WordNet 3.0
- adj. in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Etymologies
- contra- + clockwise (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A group of eight or ten men formed, as is shown in Pl. CXXXI, and danced contraclockwise around and around the small circle.”
“The Bontoc Igorot dances in a circle, and he follows the circle contraclockwise.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘contraclockwise’.
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Words that end in -wise.
coastwise, clockwise, counterclockwise, otherwise, likewise, crabwise, leastwise, streetwise, penny-wise, lengthwise, contrariwise, thwartwise and 59 more...
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[Open] Sinister Ascriptions
These words either descend from a word or root referring to the left side or direction (e.g., “sinister”) or refer to the concept themselves. Many, but not all, have negative connotations.
sinister, sinistral, gauche, bend sinister, bar sinister, sinister-handed, sinisterly, oculus sinister, ambisinister, sinister base, sinister aspect, ramus sinister and 43 more...
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spruiker, adytum, ruminate, exedra, moonglade, spindrift, syzygy, glissade, skysill, pellucid, aquarelle, tatterdemalion and 108 more...
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