adv. [ L. dextra the right hand + ad to. ] (Anat.) Toward the right side; dextrally. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Dexter. ] Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dextral shell (Zool.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch rotate dextrally. [ 1913 Webster ]