leftward

[left-werd]

adverb

1. Also leftwards. toward or on the left. leave. left.

adjective

1. situated on the left. leave. left.

2. directed toward the left. leave. left.

leftward

/ ˈlɛftwəd /

adjective

1. on or towards the left

adverb

1. a variant of leftwards

Other Word Forms

• leftwardly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of leftward¹

First recorded in 1475–85; left ¹ + -ward

Example Sentences

ADF had a strategy to take the culture wars to companies, where they had seen a leftward tilt in values.

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Indeed, to most Americans in the leftward and more metropolitan half of the population, all of this looked like a process of irreversible and irresistible change.

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For the uninitiated, Mullen is synonymous with the archetype of embittered leftward men who’ve been adrift ever since Bernie Sanders failed to topple the status quo.

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We’ve been hearing an awful lot about her as a deeply principled person who is slowly drifting leftward.

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Although the state’s leftward electoral tilt makes it challenging for a Republican to win the race – Californians last elected GOP politicians to statewide office in 2006 — Bianco and Hilton are battling to win one of the top two spots in next year’s primary election.

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