in line vs rightwise

in line

adj
  • Positioned in a straight line. 

  • Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules. 

  • assuming a position in the future. 

adv
  • one behind another; in a queue 

rightwise

adj
  • Rightward (to or from the right side); on the right side. 

  • Clockwise, moving clockwise. 

adv
  • By a rightward path; rightwards, rightwardly; clockwise (in a clockwise manner). 

  • Rightly (correctly or justly); rightfully. 

How often have the words in line and rightwise occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )