sunwise

American  

[suhn-wahyz] / ˈsʌnˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. in the direction of the sun's apparent daily motion.

2. in a clockwise direction.

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sunwise British  

/ ˈsʌnˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. moving in the same direction as the sun; clockwise

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Etymology

Origin of sunwise

First recorded in 1860–65; sun + -wise

Example Sentences

But the three above are sufficiently significant to show that,' following the strange sunwise progression of nations, football has moved westward.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he passed through the last hoop it wasn’t finished They spun him around sunwise and he recovered he stood up The rainbows returned him to his home, but it wasn’t over.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

A wheel and a spindle were used: the wheel, the sun symbol, was turned from east to west, sunwise.

From The Book of Hallowe'en by Kelley, Ruth Edna

Indeed I am sunwise able for everything I want.

From An Orkney Maid by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Let me walk the sunwise circle Into the night that hides this man.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert