leftward

American  

[left-werd] / ˈlɛft wərd /

adverb

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

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adjective

1. situated on the left. leave. left.

2. directed toward the left. leave. left.

leftward British  

/ ˈlɛftwəd /

adjective

1. on or towards the left

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adverb

1. a variant of leftwards

Other Word Forms

• leftwardly adverb

Etymology

Origin of leftward

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

Example Sentences

Forty-three-year-old community organizer Katie Wilson eked out a victory in Seattle’s mayoral race last week, according to the tally completed Wednesday, underscoring the city’s leftward lurch in other races.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Slate

Both represented a growing effort to push policies leftward at City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times

Abdelhamid Sabiri’s bid curled leftward past all the gathered players, barely glanced off Romain Saiss and plunged into the front edge of the goal over the desperate forearm of one of the world’s best goalkeepers, and the stadium sounded like oh-my-goodness.

From Washington Post

He directed it simply and leftward into the corner for his seventh career World Cup goal since his debut as a teenager in 2006 — all of those goals in group play — and everything looked normal at 1-0 to Argentina.

From Washington Post