rightwise vs thwart

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. 

thwart

adj
  • Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. 

noun
  • A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit. 

  • An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle. 

  • A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail. 

verb
  • To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent. 

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