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.),
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;