gay vs rightwise

gay

adj
  • Upright or curved over the back. 

  • Homosexually in love with someone. 

  • Describing a homosexual man. 

  • Tending to partner or mate with other individuals of the same sex. 

  • Possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself. 

  • Between two or more persons perceived to be of the same sex or gender as each other. 

  • Not heterosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. 

  • Being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men. 

  • Effeminate or flamboyant in behavior. 

  • Intended for gay people, especially gay men. 

  • Infatuated with something, aligning with homosexual stereotypes. 

  • Exhibiting appearance or behavior that accords with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men. 

  • Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad. 

noun
  • The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand. 

  • A homosexual, especially a male homosexual. 

verb
  • To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people. 

adv
  • Considerably, very. 

rightwise

adj
  • Clockwise, moving clockwise. 

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

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

  • Rightly (correctly or justly); rightfully. 

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