| | | adverb | 1. In a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise. |
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 |  | | "The planets in our solar system spin widdershins, with the exception of Venus and Uranus." |
| | | "The first thing my dog does when I get home is run widdershins three times around the backyard." |
| | | "Despite a few dancers who spun widdershins when everyone else went clockwise, the spring recital was a success." |
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 | | Scottish English, early 16th century |
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 | | While this looks like a word you might want to exclaim when you drop something on your foot — "widdershins!" — it's actually an adverb that describes moving counterclockwise. It developed from a mix of the Middle Low German word "weddersins" and the Middle High German word "widersinnes." ... | | Continue Reading |
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